Design and development of drug delivery system for chronic wound using additive manufacturing

Abstract

The paper focuses on applying additive manufacturing in a healthcare sector. In healthcare wound healing remains a challenging clinical problem, for chronic wounds rather than in acute wound. It shows that chronic wound would take much time to heal. In general wound dressing product available in market for chronic wounds have irregular pores. The model of the wound dressing is categorized depending upon the type of wound; size of the wound. The product will be customized for person to person. Through additive manufacturing technology customization of the product can be provided. The aim of this paper is to design and develop a wound dressing model with pores for chronic wound using additive manufacturing technology. The outcome of the paper would result in customized product for chronic wound.