August 2017 India Wound Care Market Outlook to 2022
WHAT IS THE KEY TRENDS IN INDIA WOUND CARE MARKET?
In a breakthrough discovery, Bamboo used to develop new wound care dressing: A team of doctors from the Center of Innovative and Applied Bioprocessing in Punjab, India has created a special new dressing type composed of bamboo. In order to come up with an effective wound healing or dressing material, they used bamboo leaves to isolate certain nanocrystals that can facilitate the wound healing process. Bamboo has a unique molecular makeup which enables harvesting of nanoparticles in a timely manner. When tested on lab rats, within two weeks wounds had closed and hair follicles began to grow which was a promising sign of effective wound care. In addition, bamboo was found to have antibacterial tendencies, preventing several different strains of bacteria from infecting wound sites. The team believes the bamboo dressings work by accelerating the growth of collagen fibers as well as immune cells associated with inflammation, two essential compounds for wounds to heal properly. Furthermore, bamboo was also able to prevent foulsmelling odors in most wounds. Silk protein-derived product developed by a Bengaluru based company for traditional wound dressing: Sericare, a Bengaluru based company has developed a silk-protein derived product( Fibroheal) that can be used in place of traditional dressing for wounds. The dressing is produced from cut cocoons after the silkworm has left the cocoon and so is a cleaner alternative to collagen dressings, currently the only form of dressing other than skin grafts, which actively help in healing of wounds.
The product has received support from the Department of Biotechnology, Government of India, and is being used in the All India Institute of Medical Sciences( AIIMS), New Delhi, Command Hospital, Bengaluru, and Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry. A clinical trial at AIIMS conducted by Sushma Sagar and her colleagues with the Department of Trauma Surgery showed favorable results. The dressing was applied on the donor area( area from which skin graft is taken to apply to raw area) of 30 patients( 60 donor sites in all). The team of researchers harvested skin graft and applied dressing in two parts, one being paraffin dressing and the other the silk protein dressing. The doctors observed that dressing removal was less painful for the silk protein dressing and healing took place faster, often within seven to nine days. Government initiatives towards prevention of injuries: The National Programme for Prevention of Burn Injuries was setup in 2011 as a pilot project. The goal is to ensure prevention of burns and capacity building of infrastructure and manpower at different levels of health care delivery system. The programme aims to provide timely and adequate treatment to burn patients and reduce mortality, complications along with providing effective rehabilitation to the survivors. The programme was launched in the current Five Year Plan( 2012-2017) in Medical colleges and their adjoining district hospitals in few states. Subsequently, in the next five year plan it will be rolled out in all the medical colleges and districts hospitals of the country.
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