Applied Science and Engineering of Wound Dressings and their Clinical Effectiveness

Part 1a: Introduction: An evidence-based, clinically relevant approach to dressing design and evaluation
1. Clinical wound care and management translated to the requirements from effective wound dressings

Part 1b: Science and engineering of treatment dressings
2. Physical and chemical characteristics of common dressing materials
3. Material characteristics and dressing constructs and composites
4. Biocompatibility, biological & physiological impact of dressing materials and structures
5. Fluid-structure characteristics and interactions
6. Mechanical and contact characteristics
7. Thermal characteristics
8. Biological and physiological impacts of dressing performances
9. Theoretical interrelationships among dressing properties that affect performances

Part 2: Clinical practice and patient experience criteria
10. Ease of clinical use and medical benefits
11. Acceptability to patients and immediate care givers
12. Cost-effectiveness
13. Potential trade-offs between engineering and clinical dressing requirements and patient experience

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• Biotecnologia
• Engenharia biomédica

Absorption; abrasion; adsorption; amputation; avulsion; animal model; angiogenesis; antibiotic-resistant bacteria, fungi; assays; bioengineering; biomarkers; biomaterials; biomechanics; biomedical engineering; burns; case report; cell culture; cell migration, proliferation and differentiation; chronic wounds; computational modelling; computer simulations.; controlled release; debridement; diabetic foot ulcers; difficult-to-heal wounds; discomfort and pain; early detection; exudate management; foams; fluid handling; fluid management; healing; human studies; incision; incontinence associated dermatitis; infection; infection management; inflammation; inflammatory mediators; injury; laceration; maceration; materials; material engineering; mechanobiology; microbiology; moisture lesion; molecular markers; negative pressure wound therapy; non-healing wounds; perfusion; peri-wound skin; pressure injuries; pressure ulcers; prevention; prognosis; proteomics; puncture; randomized clinical trial; repair and regeneration; resorbable materials; retention; scarring and scars; sensors; silicones; skin assessment; smart materials and smart dressings; standards of practice; surgery; surgical wounds; sutures; textiles; tissue damage; tissue viability; trauma; venous leg ulcers; wound assessment and measurements; wound bed preparation; wound care; wound closure; wound management; wound status; wound temperature; humidity and pH