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REVIEW ARTICLE

Innovative approaches in wound healing: trajectory and advances

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Pages 202-212 | Received 07 Jul 2012, Accepted 23 Jul 2012, Published online: 15 Jan 2013
 

Abstract

Wound is one of the oldest suffering associated with the mankind and its history is as old as humanity. Advances in the field of medical sciences created a pile of knowledge and paved the path for the development of a separate branch specifically devoted for wound healing. The understanding and treatment strategies for wound healing have gone through a great revolution. This article reviews all the aspects of wound healing including the pathway, types and recent advances made in the wound care management in particular moist wound dressings using natural polymers, skin grafts, debridement, growth factor and drug delivery.

Acknowledgement

The authors are thankful to the Director, University Institute of Pharmacy, Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University, Raipur (C.G.), India for providing all necessary facilities for carrying out this work and University Grants Commission (UGC/MRP 39-169/2010 (SR)) and (UGC-RA 70-371/2012) for financial assistance.

Declaration of interest

The authors report no conflicts of interest. The authors alone are responsible for the content and writing of the article.

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