Point-of-care detection devices for wound care and monitoring
Journal
Trends in Biotechnology
Journal Volume
42
Journal Issue
1
Start Page
74-90
ISSN
0167-7799
Date Issued
2024-01
Author(s)
Abstract
Healthcare resources are heavily burdened by infections that impede the wound-healing process. A wide range of advanced technologies have been developed for detecting and quantifying infection biomarkers. Finding a timely, accurate, non-invasive diagnostic alternative that does not require a high level of training is a critical step toward arresting common clinical patterns of wound health decline. There is growing interest in the development of innovative diagnostics utilizing a variety of emerging technologies, and new biomarkers have been investigated as potential indicators of wound infection. In this review, we summarize diagnostics available for wound infection, including those used in clinics and still under development.
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Type
journal article