Burn wounds need to be rebuilt from deeper layers, which takes time and leaves patients vulnerable to complications. The risk ...

Burn wounds are particularly susceptible to infection. The standard of care for infected wounds involves antimicrobial treatment and debridement—the removal of dead and infected tissue. In some cases, ...

In addition to bio-infected wounds sustained by civilians, combat-related wounds, such as burns and blast-related injuries sustained by warfighters, are inevitably contaminated with bacteria that ...

Wound infection can cause delayed healing ... It can result in loss of limbs (particularly in diabetic foot disease) or even loss of life (particularly in burn injuries). Jason Wong, who is an ...