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.

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 e...

Table of Contents:

• Growing ageing population.-Connected growth of wound care market
• The present trend in wound care is in bio-based products (host materials)
• Natural based components used in wound care (drugs, extracts, materials...)
• Modern techniques in wound dressing development
• Modern and emerging techniques.