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ReviewMolecules (Basel, Switzerland)2025

New Perspectives of Hydrogels in Chronic Wound Management.

Adina Alberts, Andreea Gabriela Bratu, Adelina-Gabriela Niculescu, Alexandru Mihai Grumezescu

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Review in Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

22 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Adina AlbertsCarol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 050474 Bucharest, Romania.
Andreea Gabriela BratuFaculty of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnologies, University Politehnica of Bucharest, Gh. Polizu St. 1-7, 060042 Bucharest, Romania.
Adelina-Gabriela NiculescuFaculty of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnologies, University Politehnica of Bucharest, Gh. Polizu St. 1-7, 060042 Bucharest, Romania.ORCID 0000-0001-8968-504X
Alexandru Mihai GrumezescuFaculty of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnologies, University Politehnica of Bucharest, Gh. Polizu St. 1-7, 060042 Bucharest, Romania.ORCID 0000-0003-3036-094X

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Chronic wounds pose a substantial healthcare concern due to their prevalence and cost burden. This paper presents a detailed overview of chronic wounds and emphasizes the critical need for novel therapeutic solutions. The pathophysiology of wound healing is discussed, including the healing stages and the factors contributing to chronicity. The focus is on diverse types of chronic wounds, such as diabetic foot necrosis, pressure ulcers, and venous leg ulcers, highlighting their etiology, consequences, and the therapeutic issues they provide. Further, modern wound care solutions, particularly hydrogels, are highlighted for tackling the challenges of chronic wound management. Hydrogels are characterized as multipurpose materials that possess vital characteristics like the capacity to retain moisture, biocompatibility, and the incorporation of active drugs. Hydrogels' effectiveness in therapeutic applications is demonstrated by how they support healing, including preserving ideal moisture levels, promoting cellular migration, and possessing antibacterial properties. Thus, this paper presents hydrogel technology's latest developments, emphasizing drug-loaded and stimuli-responsive types and underscoring how these advanced formulations greatly improve therapy outcomes by enabling dynamic and focused reactions to the wound environment. Future directions for hydrogel research promote the development of customized hydrogel treatments and the incorporation of digital health tools to improve the treatment of chronic wounds.

Indexed as

HydrogelsWound HealingAnimalsChronic DiseaseDiabetic FootHumansPressure UlcerHydrogelsantibacterial peptideschronic woundscytokinesdiabetic foot ulcershydrogelsstimuli-responsive hydrogelswound healing

Identifiers

PMID39942790
PMCPMC11820815

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