Wound management

Article • Medical Taiwan 2025: Company and product showcase

Transformative health solutions on display in Taipei

At Medical Taiwan 2025, manufacturers attracted attendees with a wide range of innovations. We took a closer look at some of the most exciting companies and their products on display at the medical,…

News • Self-sustaining thermoelectric system

e-Tattoo detects infections from skin temperature

An international research team has developed an intelligent device capable of monitoring the skin continuously and accurately detect temperature variations associated with inflammation and infection.

News • Alleviating inflammatory skin disorders

Microneedles to speed up diabetic wound healing

Researchers have developed ‘sponge-like’ microneedle patches that deliver bioactive ingredients and reduce inflammation in slow- and non-healing diabetic wounds.

News • Digital wound care

Healing wounds faster with the power of AI

Swift Medical, a pioneer in digital wound care, has unveiled its new Skin & Wound 2 platform.

News • Treatment for muscle loss injuries

Researchers make bacteria produce tissue-healing hydrogel

Researchers explore the native bioproduction facilities in bacteria to synthesize a new biopolymer with tissue-healing properties. The resulting hydrogel could be used for muscle tissue regeneration.

News • Biocompatible electronic component

A 'smart' suture to monitor recovery progress

Korean researchers have developed a new type of 'smart' surgical suture that monitors the recovery process of a wound. This could improve orthopedic or general medical rehabilitation, the team hopes.

News • Smart wound sealing

Soldering wounds with light and nano thermometers

A new soldering technique developed by Empa researchers is expected to prevent wound healing disorders and life-threatening complications from leaking sutures.

News • Contraception, wound healing, arthritis treatment

Three promising medical applications of nanoparticles

Contraception, wound healing, arthritis treatment: Here are three recent papers published in ACS journals that could expand the beneficial uses for nanoparticles, based on results in rats.

Combat bandages and gauze for rescue efforts

In the face of military conflict, CSD, a Taiwan-based medical consumables manufacturer, plays a critical role in producing combat-ready bandages and gauzes for aiding rescue operations.

News • Health monitoring technology

Relieving healthcare system burden with wireless biosensors

Smart catheters, smart diapers or wound dressings: a new approach to wireless biosensors from Malmö University opens up options for more patient-controlled ways of infection detection.

News • Three times faster

Magnetic gel to speed up healing of diabetic wounds

Chronic wounds in diabetes patients are often slow to heal, which can lead to serious infections and even limb amputation. Now, researchers propose to address this with a magnetic wound-healing gel.

News • Study sheds new light

How diabetes can lead to poor wound healing

A newly discovered mechanism involving exosomes can drive inflammation and impair healing of wounds in diabetes patients, according to a new study led by University of Pittsburgh and UPMC researchers.

News • Equipment for clinicians

New pocket-sized device to quickly spot infected wounds

Scientists have developed a device that works with a smartphone or tablet to capture medical images which can identify infected wounds through thermal and fluorescence imaging.

News • Gastric leak detection

Sensor patch monitors surgery sutures in the abdomen

To ensure that wounds remain tightly sealed in the abdomen after surgery, researchers at Empa and ETH Zurich have developed a patch with a sensor function.

News • Researchers tie up loose ends

The ideal surgical knot (according to science)

Knots are a crucial part of surgery, but surprisingly little is known about how they work. To fill this gap, a team at EPFL started the first physics-based study on the mechanics of surgical knots, and exactly what properties influence their strength.

News • Medical engineering

‘Smart' bandages monitor wounds and provide targeted treatment

A new kind of smart bandage developed at Caltech may make treatment of chronic wounds - for example caused by diabetes - easier, more effective, and less expensive.

News • Regenerative medicine

Tapping into a tumor's power to heal non-healing wounds

Scientists have discovered a way to train healthy immune cells to acquire the skills of some tumor cells for a good purpose: to accelerate diabetic wound healing.

News • Biotechnology

Miniature biosensor monitors condition of serious wounds

Researchers at Nottingham Trent University and Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust have developed a new biosensor capable of accurately monitoring the condition of a chronic wound.

Video • No more staples

‘Bio-glue’ could mean end to surgical sutures

Biomaterial engineers have developed the first-ever hydrophobic fluid, which instantly displaces body fluids surrounding an injury allowing for near-instantaneous gelling, sealing, and healing of injured tissue.

News • Sealing the deal

Surgical 'duct tape' could be an alternative to suture

Engineers at MIT have developed a kind of surgical duct tape — a strong, flexible, and biocompatible sticky patch that can be applied to biological tissues and organs to help seal tears and wounds.

News • Non-invasive indicator

3D-printed sensor 'sniffs' wound infection, changes colour

Scientists at Queen’s University Belfast have invented a tiny indicator that changes colour if a patient’s wound shows early signs of infection.

News • Monitoring after surgery

Smart sutures to monitor deep surgical wounds

To detect wound complications as soon as they happen, a team of researchers has invented a smart suture that is battery-free and can wirelessly sense and transmit information from deep surgical sites.

News • Synthetic tissue

Hydrogel material repairs vocal cords

Combining knowledge of chemistry, physics, biology, and engineering, scientists from McGill University develop a biomaterial tough enough to repair the heart, muscles, and vocal cords, representing a major advance in regenerative medicine.

News • mhealth

'Surgery selfies' could spot serious infections early

Smartphone pictures of post-surgical wounds taken by patients and then assessed by clinicians can help with the early identification of infections, a study has found.

News • Global guidelines

Urgent changes needed to stop surgical infection

Wound infections are the most common problem after surgery, but promised innovations to tackle the issue do not work and global guidance needs changing.

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