Bioactive Polysaccharide Materials for Modern Wound Healing

• Main Authors: Maver, Tina (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Maver, Uroš (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Pivec, Tanja (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Kurečič, Manja (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Peršin, Zdenka (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Stana Kleinschek, Karin (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Series: Biobased Polymers,
• Subjects: Biomaterials.; Pharmacology.; Polymers .; Pharmacy.; Pharmacology/Toxicology.; Polymer Sciences.
• Physical Description: XIII, 95 p. 22 illus. online resource.
• ISBN: 9783319896083
• ISSN: 2510-3407
• DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-89608-3

This is the first concise book that includes different aspects of naturally-derived components for wound healing. It presents the first exhaustive review of modern techniques in wound dressing development. With a growing, ageing population and the rapid growth of the wound-care market, the authors explore the current trend of bio-based products (active components and host materials) in this field. After a short introduction into modern solutions in wound-care and modern techniques in wound-dressing development, the authors, leaders in the field, explore natural-based components (drugs, extracts, materials etc.); safety and efficiency assessments (biocompatibility, cytotoxicity and in vitro performance etc.); and model films as a platform for the development of new wound dressings.