Electric field-based dressing helps heal wound infections

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I’d never head of biofilms before I got a couple of compression wounds on my butt. I’ve also learned they’re not easy to remove. I also learned about something called Hyperbaric treatment to speed up healing wounds.

Bacterial biofilms are thin, slimy films of bacteria that form on some wounds, including burns or post-surgical infections, as well as after a medical device, such as a catheter, is placed in the body. These bacteria generate their own electricity, using their own electric fields to communicate and form the biofilm, which makes them more hostile and difficult to treat. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates 65 percent of all infections are caused by bacteria with this biofilm phenotype, while the National Institutes of Health estimates that number is closer to 80 percent.

Another medical breakthrough that just might help ease a lot of pain for a lot of people.


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