CAD model of There Heal wearable device, illustrating the integrated camera for wound monitoring and actuator for drug delivery or stimulation. As a wound heals, it goes through several stages: ...

(Nanowerk Spotlight) The complex process of wound healing has long challenged medical professionals seeking to monitor recovery accurately and non-invasively. Traditional methods of assessing wound ...

The phenomenon of regeneration was discovered over 200 years ago in the freshwater polyp Hydra. Until now, however, it was largely unclear how the orderly regeneration of lost tissues or organs is ...

Healing of wounds that are induced by accident, surgery, trauma, or others is the ability of the body to heal its tissues and recover to health. Proper nutrition will allow the normal healing process ...

One of the challenges in treating burn victims is the frequency of dressing changes, which can be extremely painful. To bring relief to this and other problems, University of Waterloo researchers have ...

When you’ve had a wound that required stitches, the recovery period can feel frustratingly slow. Whether from surgery, an accident, or another injury, properly cared for stitches not only heal faster ...