Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a multifactorial chronic relapsing inflammatory skin disease characterized by flares of pruritic lesions, rashes and lichenification. Skin barrier and immune barrier dysfunction, grouped with genetic predisposition all contribute to the development of AD. Available medications with the purpose of mitigating symptoms and exacerbations provide surface-level therapeuti…
Diabetes mellitus is a global health issue that is gaining traction in our healthcare system which leads to impaired wound healing and results in chronic ulcers, these increases the risk of amputation and disease mortality rate by 50-59% in 2020. Therefore, better inventions to treat diabetic ulcers are required. A bio-cellulose hydrogel is a form of wound dressing that can aid in protecting t…
Chronic diabec wound is a common complicaon in diabetes mellitus which is caused by a prolonged wound-healing process from a persistent inflammaon phase. Thus, proper wound treatment is needed to promote wound healing and protect the wound from infecon. Biocellulose (BC) as wound dressing provides a moist environment to protect skin and pr…
Skin wound healing is a biological course of events where a series of molecular and cellular events works together to restore the damaged tissue in four phases. Several factors could interfere with the completion of those phases, causing delayed and abnormal wounds which may lead to ulcers. Commonly, the formation of ulcers is associated with type II diabetes mellitus (T2DM) disorder which …
Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a common chronic inflammatory skin disease affecting almost 2.4% of the population worldwide. Due to the complex interactions of genetic, environmental, and immunological variables, AD is still incurable as the knowledge of this complex disease is still limited. Moreover, current available treatments can only treat its symptoms and stop them from getting worse. The…
Diabetic foot ulcers are the most common complications in persons with poorly controlled diabetes (DM). This syndrome can be caused by inadequate glycemic control, underlying neuropathy, a slow and progressive circulation disorder (PVD), or terrible foot care. Around the world, 9.1 to 26.1 million suffer from diabetic foot ulcers. Usually, people at any age are commonly suffering from diabet…