Advanced bandages for diabetic wound healing

Simon Matoori; Aristidis Veves; David J Mooney

doi:10.1126/scitranslmed.abe4839

Advanced bandages for diabetic wound healing

Sci Transl Med. 2021 Mar 17;13(585):eabe4839. doi: 10.1126/scitranslmed.abe4839.

Authors

Simon Matoori¹, Aristidis Veves², David J Mooney³

Affiliations

¹ John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences and Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA.
² Joslin-Beth Israel Deaconess Foot Center and The Rongxiang Xu, MD, Center for Regenerative Therapeutics, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA. aveves@bidmc.harvard.edu mooneyd@seas.harvard.edu.
³ John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences and Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA. aveves@bidmc.harvard.edu mooneyd@seas.harvard.edu.

PMID: 33731435
DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.abe4839

Abstract

Current treatment options for foot ulcers, a serious and prevalent complication of diabetes, remain nonspecific. In this Perspective, we present recent advances in understanding the pathophysiology of diabetic wound healing and the emergence of previously unidentified targets. We discuss wound dressings tailored to the diabetic wound environment currently under development.

Publication types

Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Review

MeSH terms

Bandages, Hydrocolloid
Diabetes Mellitus*
Diabetic Foot* / therapy
Humans
Wound Healing