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Liposome-incorporated multifunctional hydrogel for localized and controlled release of drug for the treatment of chronic diabetic wounds

This Elsevier-published journal article reports a liposome-incorporated multifunctional hydrogel designed for localized, controlled drug release aimed at treating chronic diabetic wounds. The excerpt identifies the item as a journal article but provides no further experimental details or results.

"(A) Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) image of the ventricular teeth of hookworm A. duodenale. The worm uses these sharp teeth to penetrate the mucosa and adheres in the GI tract for up to 2 years. Reprinted from Human Parasitology, 4th Ed. (18). Copyright 2013, with permission from Elsevier. (B) SEM image of a theragripper in the closed configuration. Like the hookworm, the theragrippers are equipped with sharp microtips. Schematic illustrations of (C) a single and (D) many theragrippers atta
Illustrative image: "(A) Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) image of the ventricular teeth of hookworm A. duodenale. The worm uses these sharp teeth to penetrate the mucosa and adheres in the GI tract for up to 2 years. Reprinted from Human Parasitology, 4th Ed. (18). Copyright 2013, with permission from Elsevier. (B) SEM image of a theragripper in the closed configuration. Like the hookworm, the theragrippers are equipped with sharp microtips. Schematic illustrations of (C) a single and (D) many theragrippers atta — Authors of the study: Arijit Ghosh https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3449-2317 , Ling Li https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4498-9466 , Liyi Xu https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7946-4139 , Ranjeet P. Dash, Neha Gupta https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7362-2383 , Jenny Lam https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7915-3530 , Qianru Jin https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3182-8188 , Venkata Akshintala https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8909-1951 , Gayatri Pahapale https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2434-0918 , Wangqu Liu https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6526-/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0

Categories: science-and-space, public-health

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Confidence
6/10
Geographic reach
1/10
Global importance
3/10
Impact magnitude
3/10
Positivity
7/10
Urgency
2/10

Why it matters

Describes a research publication proposing a localized drug-delivery approach for chronic diabetic wound treatment.

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