• Antibiotics seem to reduce surgical site infections in people undergoing aortic or aortoiliac surgery. • Other interventions assessed appear to make little or no difference in reducing the incidence ...

A new bilayer fiber wound dressing using PLA and PVA with aloe vera and propolis supports healing, moisture retention, and antibacterial protection, offering a sustainable alternative for advanced ...

Innovative polylactic acid (PLA)-curcumin nanofibers enhanced with carbon nanotubes (CNTs) improve antibacterial activity, ...

They also created a saccharin-loaded hydrogel wound dressing that, in tests, outperformed market-leading silver-based antimicrobial dressings currently used in hospitals. "This is very exciting ...

Contact layer dressings are single layer, either woven or nonwoven materials designed to protect fragile tissue in the wound bed. They can be perforated or permeable, allowing exudates to pass ...

I recommend soaking the affected paw(s) in a warm saline solution before applying the wound dressing ... and cleansers are drying agents as well as antimicrobial agents. Exudates are necessary ...

Finally, we present in vitro and ex vivo evidence of the versatility of saccharin as a potential antimicrobial by integrating it into an effective hydrogel wound dressing. The effect of saccharin on ...