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ArticlePolymers2022

Therapy of Extensive Chronic Skin Defects after a Traumatic Injury Due to Microbial Contamination Using a Surface Implant Made of a Biocompatible Polycaprolactone-A Pilot Case Study.

Alena Findrik Balogová, Martin Kožár, Radka Staroňová, Marek Schnitzer, Gabriela Dancáková, Jozef Živčák, Radovan Hudák

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Article in Polymers, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Alena Findrik BalogováDepartment of Biomedical Engineering and Measurement, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Technical University of Košice, 042 00 Košice, Slovakia.ORCID 0000-0002-2135-8330
Martin KožárSmall Animal Clinic, University Veterinary Hospital, University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Košice, Komenského 73, 041 81 Košice, Slovakia.ORCID 0000-0001-6123-8459
Radka StaroňováSmall Animal Clinic, University Veterinary Hospital, University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Košice, Komenského 73, 041 81 Košice, Slovakia.
Marek SchnitzerDepartment of Biomedical Engineering and Measurement, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Technical University of Košice, 042 00 Košice, Slovakia.ORCID 0000-0001-8689-3644
Gabriela DancákováDepartment of Biomedical Engineering and Measurement, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Technical University of Košice, 042 00 Košice, Slovakia.ORCID 0000-0002-2066-4918
Jozef ŽivčákDepartment of Biomedical Engineering and Measurement, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Technical University of Košice, 042 00 Košice, Slovakia.
Radovan HudákDepartment of Biomedical Engineering and Measurement, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Technical University of Košice, 042 00 Košice, Slovakia.

Funding

The Ministry of Education, Science, Research and Sport of the Slovak Republic APVV-20-0278The Ministry of Education, Science, Research and Sport of the Slovak Republic ITMS2014+: 313011W410The Ministry of Education, Science, Research and Sport of the Slovak Republic KEGA 023TUKE-4/2020
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This case study describes the use of additive manufacturing technology combining a biodegradable polymer material, polycaprolactone (PCL), and innovative procedures for creating superficial wound dressing, a scaffold in the therapy of extensive contaminated skin defects caused by a traumatic injury. Chronic and contaminated wounds represent a clinical problem and require intensive wound care. The application of a temporary scaffold-facilitated bridging of the wound edges resulted in faster tissue regeneration and a shorter defect closure time, compared to other conservative and surgical methods used in therapy of chronic wounds. Although this procedure has proven to be an optimal alternative to autologous transplants, further studies with a larger number of patients would be beneficial.

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additive manufacturingpolycaprolactonescaffoldskin defectsoft tissue treatment

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PMID36501687
PMCPMC9737423

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