Therapeutic use of new biomaterial base on the nanotechnology for the treatment of chronic wounds

2019 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 17K11546
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Plastic surgery
• Research Institution: Saitama Medical University
• Principal Investigator: Shigeru Ichioka 埼玉医科大学, 医学部, 教授 (60306272)
• Project Period (FY): 2017-04-01 – 2020-03-31
• Keywords: 創傷治癒

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Three major components of regenerative medicine include cell, signal molecule and scaffold. This study aims at developing comprehensive wound management system
integrating regenerative biotechnology and physical therapy. Thus far, we　have estimated the efficacy of our original biomaterial in vivo.

Free Research Field

形成外科

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

再生医療の分野は、創傷治癒でも有用な手段となりつつある。形成外科医は、臨床の場で人工真皮という足場を用いて、創傷治療を行なっている。既存の足場のみならず我々は、ポリグリコール酸を使用したナノファイバーの足場(PGA/collagen)を開発し、その有効性を示した。