Recent Advances in Electrospun Nanofibers for Wound Healing

May 2017 in “ Nanomedicine ”

Shixuan Chen, Bing Liu, Mark A. Carlson, Adrian F. Gombart, Debra A. Reilly, Jingwei Xie

Studysummary This review examines recent advancements in electrospun nanofibers for wound healing applications, but reports no new experimental results, highlighting their potential in sutures, dressings, and skin regeneration.

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