EINHORN: Use of innovative hollow fibre membranes for next-generation wound management
- Membrana GmbH, Wuppertal
- StemCellSystems GmbH, Berlin
Description of the project:
The joint research project deals with an innovative surgical dressing for the treatment of burns and chronic wounds. The concept is based on a special membrane to be used in the sterile wound cover enabling the continuous supply with essential nutrients for the skin cells. This forms optimal ambient conditions for regenerating cells and improved wound healing, without exhibiting the negative properties of gauze or non-woven pads. Fewer complications are expected in future through accelerated healing and reduced keloid formation resulting in a considerably augmented of quality of life for the patients affected. Both from the medical and the economic point of view the new wound management system should show significant improvements.
In the project eXcorLab is a sub contractor of Membrana GmbH. The work packages comprise cytotoxicity and pyrogenicity testing of the wound dressing and its influence on wound healing in an in vitro skin model
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