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POLYMERS
卷 14, 期 4, 页码 -出版社
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/polym14040724
关键词
diabetic wounds; polymers; wound dressings; bioactive agents; and diabetic foot ulcer
资金
- Govan Mbeki Research and Development Council
- University of Fort Hare
- Medical Research Council
- National Research Foundation, South Africa
Diabetic wounds are common and severe injuries in patients with diabetes, and the currently used wound dressings have various shortcomings. Polymer-based wound dressings loaded with bioactive agents have shown promising therapeutic outcomes in the treatment of diabetic wounds.
Diabetic wounds are severe injuries that are common in patients that suffer from diabetes. Most of the presently employed wound dressing scaffolds are inappropriate for treating diabetic wounds. Improper treatment of diabetic wounds usually results in amputations. The shortcomings that are related to the currently used wound dressings include poor antimicrobial properties, inability to provide moisture, weak mechanical features, poor biodegradability, and biocompatibility, etc. To overcome the poor mechanical properties, polymer-based wound dressings have been designed from the combination of biopolymers (natural polymers) (e.g., chitosan, alginate, cellulose, chitin, gelatin, etc.) and synthetic polymers (e.g., poly (vinyl alcohol), poly (lactic-co-glycolic acid), polylactide, poly-glycolic acid, polyurethanes, etc.) to produce effective hybrid scaffolds for wound management. The loading of bioactive agents or drugs into polymer-based wound dressings can result in improved therapeutic outcomes such as good antibacterial or antioxidant activity when used in the treatment of diabetic wounds. Based on the outstanding performance of polymer-based wound dressings on diabetic wounds in the pre-clinical experiments, the in vivo and in vitro therapeutic results of the wound dressing materials on the diabetic wound are hereby reviewed.
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