TY - JOUR
T1 - Conductive Materials for Healing Wounds
T2 - Their Incorporation in Electroactive Wound Dressings, Characterization, and Perspectives
AU - Korupalli, Chiranjeevi
AU - Li, Hui
AU - Nguyen, Nhien
AU - Mi, Fwu Long
AU - Chang, Yen
AU - Lin, Yu Jung
AU - Sung, Hsing Wen
N1 - Funding Information:
C.K. and H.L. contributed equally to this work. The authors would like to thank the Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST 108‐2622‐E‐007‐CC2; MOST 109‐2634‐F‐007‐023) and the Ministry of Education (MOE 109QR001I5) of Taiwan (ROC) for financially supporting this research.
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PY - 2021/3/17
Y1 - 2021/3/17
N2 - The use of conductive materials to promote the activity of electrically responsive cells is an effective means of accelerating wound healing. This article focuses on recent advancements in conductive materials, with emphasis on overviewing their incorporation with non-conducting polymers to fabricate electroactive wound dressings. The characteristics of these electroactive dressings are deliberated, and the mechanisms on how they accelerate the wound healing process are discussed. Potential directions for the future development of electroactive wound dressings and their potential in monitoring the course of wound healing in vivo concomitantly are also proposed.
AB - The use of conductive materials to promote the activity of electrically responsive cells is an effective means of accelerating wound healing. This article focuses on recent advancements in conductive materials, with emphasis on overviewing their incorporation with non-conducting polymers to fabricate electroactive wound dressings. The characteristics of these electroactive dressings are deliberated, and the mechanisms on how they accelerate the wound healing process are discussed. Potential directions for the future development of electroactive wound dressings and their potential in monitoring the course of wound healing in vivo concomitantly are also proposed.
KW - conductive materials
KW - electrical stimulation
KW - electroactive dressing
KW - trans-epithelial potential
KW - wound healing
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U2 - 10.1002/adhm.202001384
DO - 10.1002/adhm.202001384
M3 - Review article
C2 - 33274846
AN - SCOPUS:85097022944
SN - 2192-2640
VL - 10
JO - Advanced healthcare materials
JF - Advanced healthcare materials
IS - 6
M1 - 2001384
ER -