Bioengineering Research of Chronic Wounds

Principles of ChronicWound Pathology, Pathomechanics and Healing Response.- Fundamentals of Pressure, Shear and Friction and Their Effects on the Human Body at Supported Postures.- Mechanobiology of Cutaneous Wound Healing and Scarring.- Cell Migration along the Basement Membrane during Wound Repair. The Corneal Endothelium as a Model System.- The Importance of the Microenvironment of Support Surfaces in the Prevalence of Pressure Ulcers.- Mathematical Modeling of Chronic Wounds and Wound Healing.- Partial Differential Equations for Modelling Wound Geometry.- A Suite of Continuum Models for Different Aspects in Wound Healing.- Computer Methods for Studying Biomechanical Conditions at Chronic Wound Sites: From Tissue to Cellular Scales.- MRI Integrated with Computational Methods for Determining Internal Soft Tissue Loads as Related to Chronic Wounds.- A Finite-Element Biomechanical Model for Evaluating Buttock Tissue Loads in Seated Individuals with Spinal Cord Injury.- Finite Element and Animal Studies of Scar Contractions Leading to Chronic Wounds.- Cellular Deformations under Compression in Cells Involved in Deep Tissue Injury.- Tissue-Engineered Constructs for Studying and Repairing Chronic Wounds.- Tissue Engineered Models: A Valuable Tool in Pressure Ulcer Research.- Tissue-Engineered Models for the Study of Cutaneous Wound-Healing.- Tissue-Derived Materials for Adipose Regeneration.- Biochemical Markers for Early Identification and for Monitoring the Healing of Chronic Wounds.- Clinical and Molecular Perspectives of Deep Tissue Injury: Changes in Molecular Markers in a Rat Model.- Proteomic Approaches for Studying the Phases of Wound Healing.- Innovative Technologies and Devices in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Chronic Wounds.- Bioengineering Techniques in WoundAssessment.- Optical Non-invasive Characterization of Chronic Wounds.- Regenerative Wound Healing via Biomaterials.- Abdominal Wall Hernias and Biomaterials.