An adult female African elephant in a UK zoo developed a skin wound just below the elbow on the lateral aspect of the left forelimb.
A 9 year old Newfoundlander had an approx. 2 cm long infected wound under the run pad – presumably from a cut while walking. SertaSil
A simple scratch on the foot in a person with diabetes or to the skin in a person with spinal cord injury (SCI) or multiple
It has always been assumed that antimicrobial resistance would only develop in response to the use of antibiotics, but newer data suggest that antiseptics, disinfectants
It is to be recognised that some wounds have a contusion zone consisting of tissue balancing on the edge between being viable (being able to
Diabetic foot ulcers and venous leg ulcers originate as secondary symptoms of a primary disease process that affects the entire body, i.e. diabetes and cardiovascular
No, MPPT is for use during the inflammatory wound healing phase. Once the wound is clean, free of infection and exhibiting new granulation tissue as
Chlorhexidine binds strongly to the skin and tissues. Chlorhexidine is cytotoxic to fibroblasts which are the creators of the connective tissue essential to wound healing.
Where MPPT touches the biofilm, the MPPT micro-pumps absorb and suck away the water in the biofilm. This creates holes in the biofilm which allow
Biofilm is a mucous substance that bacteria secrete and in which they embed themselves. Biofilms are part of the bacterial defences against the immune system
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