title: Innovative approaches in wound healing: trajectory and advances.
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.
authors: University Institute of Pharmacy, Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University, Raipur (C.G.), India.
authors: Manju Rawat
authors: MR
authors: Singh
authors: Shailendra
authors: S
authors: Saraf
authors: Amber
authors: A
authors: Vyas
authors: Vishal
authors: V
authors: Jain
authors: Deependra
authors: D
authors: Singh
mesh_terms: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001458:Bandages; D003646:Debridement / Q000379:methods; D016503:Drug Delivery Systems / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D036341:Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011108:Polymers / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D016038:Skin Transplantation / Q000379:methods; D014945:Wound Healing / Q000187:drug effects*; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*
chemical_list: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D036341:Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins; D011108:Polymers