Biyoparçalanır Doğal ve Sentetik Polimerlerin Yara Örtülerinde Kullanımı

Use of Biodegradable Natural and Synthetic Polymers in Wound Dressing SUMMARY Wound healing is an extremely complex process consists of hemostasis, inflammation, cell proliferation and scar tissue remodeling phases. Delay or disruption of this process causes not only important health problems which impair the quality of patients' life but also a socioeconomic burden for health systems. [...]various wound dressing designs are being developed that can meet the needs for different wound types and healing phases in order to ensure effective wound management. Polymeric wound dressings which play an active role in wound healing by keeping the wound environment moist and preventing the formation of microbial biofilms, could be in alginate, hydrogel or hydrocolloid structure, film or foam form. In this article, the properties of biodegradable polymers used in wound dressings and their role in wound healing are summarized; ffilm, foam, hydrogel, hydrocolloid, alginate dressings and tissue engineered skin substitutes are reviewed and commercialized biodegradable polymeric wound dressings have been mentioned.