Burn Wound Infections

Dr Fatemeh Mottaghitalab is Associate Professor of nanobiotechnology at the Nanotechnology Research Centre, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences. She has MSc in biochemistry from Tehran University and a PhD in Nanobiotechnology from Tarbiat Modares University. She joined the Tehran University of Medical Sciences in 2014. She is a vice-chancellor of the Nanotechnology Research Centre. Her research interests include artificial tissue constructs and novel nanoparticulate drug delivery systems for cancer theranostics Dr Mehdi Farokhi is a researcher and associate professor of Tissue Engineering at the Pasteur Institute of Iran. He completed his education at the Medical University of Tehran. Dr. Farokhi's research focuses on the development and application of multifunctional hydrogels made from both natural and synthetic polymers, as well as nanoparticles for drug delivery applications Przemysław Gnatowski works as Assistant Professor in the Division of Environmental Toxicology, Faculty of Health Sciences with the Institute of Maritime and Tropical Medicine, Medical University of Gdańsk. His research focuses on the development of 3D printed polyurethane-based drug delivery systems for usage in otolaryngology. His research also covers the utilization of natural antimicrobial agents for the creation of hydrogel wound dressings which could be applied for hard to heal wounds treatment Dr Justyna Kucińska-Lipka is Professor at the Department of Polymer Technology, Faculty of Chemistry, Gdańsk University of Technology. Her current research focuses on additive technologies applicable in the production of both hybrid systems for releasing low-molecular substances as components of dressing layers and degradable systems, applicable, among others, in otolaryngology Professor Tomasz Bączek is the Head of the Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry of the Medical University of Gdańsk since 2009. His main research areas are biomedical and pharmaceutical analytics, drug chemistry, bioanalytics and proteomics. He is author or co-author of over 220 original publications in scientific journals Mohammad Reza Saeb is University Professor at the Department of Polymer Technology, Faculty of Chemistry, Gdansk University of Technology. He conceptualizes processing-microstructure-properties-performance interrelationships in polymer blends and nanocomposites. He also visualizes network formation-network degradation correlation in polymer systems by analyzing cure kinetics, thermal degradation kinetics, and flame retardancy.

• Part I: Burn wound infections: mechanisms, microbiology, pathophysiology, and healing1. Overview of burn wound infections2. Overview of the factors and mechanisms influencing the burn wound infections3. Microbiological mechanisms undertaking burn wound infections.4. Overview of the healing mechanisms of infected burn woundsPart II: Types of dressings used for infected burn wounds 5. Biomaterials based dressings: properties: Physicochemical, mechanical, rheological, and biocompatibility characteristics6. Types of biomaterials useful for infected burn wound repair7. Interaction of biomaterials with wound environment and healing mechanisms8. Hybrid/composite biomaterials as powerful burn wound dressings9. Evaluating the in vitro and in vivo performances of biomaterials for healing infected burn wounds10. Evaluating the antimicrobial properties of biomaterials11. Challenges of using biomaterials for infected wound care12. Hydrogel based dressings: properties: Physicochemical, mechanical, rheological, and biocompatibility characteristic13. Types of hydrogels useful for infected burn wound repair14. Interaction of hydrogels with wound environment and healing mechanisms15. Hybrid hydrogels for progressive healing of infected wounds16. Evaluating the in vitro and in vivo performances of hydrogels17. Evaluating the antimicrobial properties of hydrogels18. Challenges of using hydrogels for infected wound care19. Overview of methods for fabricating biomaterials based dressings for infected wounds20. Overview of methods for fabricating hydrogel based dressings for infected wounds21. Overview of methods for fabricating biomaterials/hydrogel based dressings for infected wounds22. Surface modification strategies for improving the performance of biomaterial/hydrogel based wound dressings23. Cellular therapies in burn wound treatmentPart III: Regulatory considerations and commercialization of biomaterial/hydrogel based dressings for infected burn wound24. Regulatory Pathways for biomaterial/hydrogel based Dressings25. Quality Control and Standardization of biomaterial/hydrogel based Dressings26.Translation of Research Findings on the efficacy of biomaterial/hydrogel based Dressings into Clinical Practice27. Wound dressings targeted at infected burns: Challenges and Future Perspectives