The Use of Chitosan for Treatment of Pressure Ulcers
Park, Chan Jerome
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Description
Title
The Use of Chitosan for Treatment of Pressure Ulcers
Author(s)
Park, Chan Jerome
Issue Date
2008
Doctoral Committee Chair(s)
Johnson, Amy J. Wagoner
Jamison, Russell D.
Department of Study
Materials Science and Engineering
Discipline
Materials Science and Engineering
Degree Granting Institution
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Degree Name
Ph.D.
Degree Level
Dissertation
Keyword(s)
Health Sciences, Medicine and Surgery
Language
eng
Abstract
Collectively, this dissertation has: (1) established biologically critical rationales for employing chitosan to treat pressure ulcers based on ulcer pathology and wound environments and (2) demonstrated the efficacy of chitosan and bFGF in treating pressure ulcers in an aged mouse model. This body of work presents a potentially beneficial method of treating pressure ulcers in clinical medicine.
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