title: Biomaterials and tissue engineering for scar management in wound care.
abstract: Scars are a natural and unavoidable result from most wound repair procedures and the body's physiological healing response. However, they scars can cause considerable functional impairment and emotional and social distress. There are different forms of treatments that have been adopted to manage or eliminate scar formation. This review covers the latest research in the past decade on using either natural agents or synthetic biomaterials in treatments for scar reduction.
authors.affiliation: University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB Canada.
authors.forename: Maedeh
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rahimnejad
authors.affiliation: University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB Canada.
authors.forename: Soroosh
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Derakhshanfar
authors.affiliation: University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB Canada.
authors.forename: Wen
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Zhong
keywords: Biomaterials; Scar management; Tissue engineering; Wound healing