
Smart Bandage Technologies
Design and Application
Description
Key Features
- Combines physiological aspects of wound healing with sensor engineering aspects of smart bandages
- Provides an up-to-date overview of research initiatives in this field which are building the foundation for the next generation of medical textiles
- Learn how to design, develop, and integrate ‘smart systems’ with materials for wound management
- incorporates contextual boxes to provide a greater degree of detail to examples given and also includes an extensive bibliography for those seeking to research further on the various topics discussed
Readership
Biomedical Engineers, Electronic Engineers, R and D professionals in bandage and dressing development
Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Chronic Wounds : Healing and Management
1. Introduction
1.1 Physiology and function of skin
1.2 Factors which affect wound healing – intrinsic and extrinsic
1.3 Chronic wounds and clinical managementChapter 2 Historical Context
2.0 Introduction
2.1 Early and mediaeval methods
2.2 Middle ages
2.3 Evolution of functional materials
2.4 First field dressings
2.5 The ideal dressingChapter 3 Current Technologies
3.0 Introduction
3.1 Commercially available wound dressings
3.2 Types and application
3.3 Semi permeable layers
3.4 Dressings for infected wounds
3.5 Specialist products/treatmentsChapter 4 Emerging Systems
4.0 Introduction
4.1 Current developments in emerging materials/textiles for wound dressings
4.2 Dressing based on natural polymers
4.3 New directions in synthetic polymersChapter 5 Diagnostic Materials
5.0 Introduction
5.1 Current trends
5.2 Physical and biochemical markers
5.3 Thermography and wound mapping
5.4 Moisture measurements
5.5 Odor and electronic nose systems
5.6 Electrochemical methods
5.7 Spectroscopic methods
5.8 Wound imaging
5.9 Integrated healing and diagnostic systemsChapter 6 Antimicrobial Materials
6.0 Introduction
6.1 Topical antimicrobial agents in wound care
6.2 Antimicrobial wound dressings
6.3 Electro and photo responsive materialsChapter 7 Connected Health Approaches to Wound Monitoring
7.0 Introduction
7.1 The evolution of connected health
7.2 Architectures for connect health
7.3 Technical solutions for wound monitoring
7.4 Integrations with current systems
Product details
- No. of pages: 276
- Language: English
- Copyright: © Academic Press 2016
- Published: June 22, 2016
- Imprint: Academic Press
- eBook ISBN: 9780128038468
- Paperback ISBN: 9780128037621