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ReviewRegenerative biomaterials2025

Conductive hydrogels: intelligent dressings for monitoring and healing chronic wounds.

Ying Fang, Yiran Han, Lu Yang, Ranjith Kumar Kankala, Shibin Wang, Aizheng Chen, Chaoping Fu

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Review in Regenerative biomaterials, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 31 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Ying FangInstitute of Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering & Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Biochemical Technology, Huaqiao University, Xiamen, Fujian 361021, P. R. China.
Yiran HanInstitute of Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering & Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Biochemical Technology, Huaqiao University, Xiamen, Fujian 361021, P. R. China.
Lu YangInstitute of Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering & Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Biochemical Technology, Huaqiao University, Xiamen, Fujian 361021, P. R. China.
Ranjith Kumar KankalaInstitute of Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering & Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Biochemical Technology, Huaqiao University, Xiamen, Fujian 361021, P. R. China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4081-9179
Shibin WangInstitute of Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering & Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Biochemical Technology, Huaqiao University, Xiamen, Fujian 361021, P. R. China.
Aizheng ChenInstitute of Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering & Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Biochemical Technology, Huaqiao University, Xiamen, Fujian 361021, P. R. China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5840-3406
Chaoping FuInstitute of Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering & Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Biochemical Technology, Huaqiao University, Xiamen, Fujian 361021, P. R. China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4757-6889

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Conductive hydrogels (CHs) represent a burgeoning class of intelligent wound dressings, providing innovative strategies for chronic wound repair and monitoring. Notably, CHs excel in promoting cell migration and proliferation, exhibit powerful antibacterial and anti-inflammatory properties, and enhance collagen deposition and angiogenesis. These capabilities, combined with real-time monitoring functions, play a pivotal role in accelerating collagen synthesis, angiogenesis and continuous wound surveillance. This review delves into the preparation, mechanisms and applications of CHs in wound management, highlighting their diverse and significant advantages. It emphasizes the effectiveness of CHs in treating various chronic wounds, such as diabetic ulcers, infected wounds, temperature-related injuries and athletic joint wounds. Additionally, it explores the diverse applications of multifunctional intelligent CHs in advanced wound care technologies, encompassing self-powered dressings, electrically-triggered drug delivery, comprehensive diagnostics and therapeutics and scar-free healing. Furthermore, the review highlights the challenges to their broader implementation, explores the future of intelligent wound dressings and discusses the transformative role of CHs in chronic wound management, particularly in the context of the anticipated integration of artificial intelligence (AI). Additionally, this review underscores the challenges hindering the widespread adoption of CHs, delves into the prospects of intelligent wound dressings and elucidates the transformative impact of CHs in managing chronic wounds, especially with the forthcoming integration of AI. This integration promises to facilitate predictive analytics and tailor personalized treatment plans, thereby further refining the healing process and elevating patient satisfaction. Addressing these challenges and harnessing emerging technologies, we postulate, will establish CHs as a cornerstone in revolutionizing chronic wound care, significantly improving patient outcomes.

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chronic woundconductive hydrogelselectrical stimulationintelligent dressingreal-time monitoring

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PMID39776855
PMCPMC11703555

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