Electricity can heal wounds three times as fast (2023)
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- Chronic wounds are a significant health issue for diabetic patients and the elderly, sometimes leading to amputation.
- Researchers from Chalmers University and the University of Freiburg developed a method using electric stimulation to speed up wound healing by three times.
- Electric stimulation guides skin cells to migrate directionally, accelerating the healing process.
- The method was tested on artificial skin, showing wounds healed three times faster with electric stimulation.
- The research also focused on diabetic wound healing, demonstrating that electric stimulation can normalize healing rates in diabetic conditions.
- Future research aims to develop personalized wound healing products by scanning and adapting stimulation to individual wounds.
- The project, funded by the European Research Council, is moving towards market application to benefit patients.