Development of a smart diagnostic antimicrobial hydrogel-based wound dressing. Ghent University
In the present project, smart diagnostic, antimicrobial hydrogel-based wound dressings will be developed. Two critical issues concerning wound dressings will be tackled, namely the inferior mechanical properties and the uncontrolled release of bioactive compounds. Bacterial infection is still a large problem in burn wound care. Moreover, diagnosis of wound infection is not straightforward and time-consuming. When an infection is present, ...