For diabetic patients, chronic wounds pose a serious health risk and, in the worst cases, can even result in amputation. Researchers from Chalmers University of Technology and the University of Freiburg have developed a technique that accelerates the healing process by using electric stimulation, making wound healing three times faster.
The theory that damaged skin can be electrically stimulated to heal wounds was the basis of the research. Skin cells can also migrate in directions in electric fields. So, on applying an electric field the cells stop moving randomly and begin moving in one direction. The researchers compared wound healing in artificial skin. For this, they used a tiny, engineered chip to stimulate one wound with electricity and also allowed another to heal without it. They found that the wound stimulated with electricity healed 3 times faster than without electricity.
Therefore, Scientists are developing a concept to scan wounds and adapt stimulation based on the individual wound, which is key to effectively helping individuals with slow wound healing.
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