Oxygen-Releasing Composites: A Promising Approach in the Management of Diabetic Foot Ulcers

Polymers

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Insoo Jang¹  Dong-Jin Lim² 

[1] Department of Internal Medicine, College of Korean Medicine, Woosuk University, Jeonju 54987, Korea;

[2] Department of Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294-0012, USA;

关键词: oxygen-releasing material;    diabetic complications;    diabetic foot ulcer;    diabetes;   

DOI  :  10.3390/polym13234131

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

In diabetes, lower extremity amputation (LEA) is an irreversible diabetic-related complication that easily occurs in patients with diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs). Because DFUs are a clinical outcome of different causes including peripheral hypoxia and diabetic foot infection (DFI), conventional wound dressing materials are often insufficient for supporting the normal wound healing potential in the ulcers. Advanced wound dressing development has recently focused on natural or biocompatible scaffolds or incorporating bioactive molecules. This review directs attention to the potential of oxygenation of diabetic wounds and highlights current fabrication techniques for oxygen-releasing composites and their medical applications. Based on different oxygen-releasable compounds such as liquid peroxides and solid peroxides, for example, a variety of oxygen-releasing composites have been fabricated and evaluated for medical applications. This review provides the challenges and limitations of utilizing current oxygen releasable compounds and provides perspectives on advancing oxygen releasing composites for diabetic-related wounds associated with DFUs.

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