Biofilm

Evaluation of the efficacy of an iodine based wound dressing against biofilms using confocal scanning laser microscopy when in direct contact and when in an artificial wound eschar model

Biofilms form when bacterial cells aggregate with each other and on surfaces and secrete extracellular polymeric substances, encasing the cells in a matrix. Biofilms can form when wounds ...

08/19/2021

Aurine Tricarboxylic Acid (ATA) Disrupts DNase-Resistant Wound Biofilm Formed by Persister Clinical Isolate Bacteria

BACKGROUND: Biofilms represent a major threat to health care, and it is a clinical challenge to manage infected wounds resistant to antibiotic. Persistent bacterial phenotypes such as sma...

08/19/2021

Electrifying Wound Care with a Unique Antimicrobial Dressing

Introduction: A majority of chronic wounds are plagued by the formation of adherent biofilm. Biofilm develops when colonies of surface-attached bacteria form connections and exude a prote...

08/19/2021

Biofilm Articles From the Publications

Biofilm

Why Reducing Biofilm Infections Is Essential to Any Wound Clinic’s Strategy

06/10/2021

Matthew Regulski, DPM, ABMSP, CMET, FAPWH(c)

With biofilm at the core of many infected wounds, this author takes a look at promising treatments to combat biofilm and help heal chronic wounds.

With biofilm at the core of many...

06/10/2021

Today's Wound Clinic

Original Research

Direct-Contact Low-Frequency Ultrasound Clearance of Biofilm From Metallic Implant Materials

03/27/2021

Mark S. Granick, MD, Chaitra Paribathan, MS, Mayilvahanan Shanmugam, PhD, and Narayanan Ramasubbu, PhD

Mark S. Granick, MD, Chaitra Paribath...

This study was planned to determine whether energy delivered by the DCLFU debridement device is sufficient to remove biofilms from metallic implant surfaces.

This study was planned to...

03/27/2021

ePlasty

Proof of principle: rapidly removing biofilm and necrosis in hard to heal ulcers using a hygroscopic chemical compound.

Introduction: The chronicity of hard-to-heal lesions is caused and sustained by a number of factors, including the development and presence of biofilm, which contributes significantly to ...

01/28/2021

Dressings Containing Ag Oxysalts™ Effectively Disrupt Wound Biofilms In Vivo

Biofilms are a major contributing factor to the failure of wounds to heal. In a biofilm, bacteria are protected by a matrix of extracellular polymeric substance and are more tolerant to a...

01/28/2021

Original Research

Restarting the Healing Process of Chronic Wounds Using a Novel Desiccant: A Prospective Case Series

01/08/2021

Albert Cogo

Bert J. Quint

Carlo Alberto Bignozzi

The authors developed a novel desiccant (desiccating agent A) to serve as a new form of chemical debridement. The objective is to establish the working mechanism of desiccating agent A.

The authors developed a novel...

01/08/2021

Wounds

Effects of bioactive blend on the modulation of interleukin IL-6 from fibroblast cells: Positive effects on skin aging

O √°cido clorog√™nico e o Resveratrol s√£o compostos bioativos (BC) encontrados em plantas e / ou frutas como uvas, mirtilos e caf√©s verdes. Esses BC apresentam efeitos ben√©ficos como a...

11/23/2020