It has been proposed that fluctuations in wound pH can give valuable insights into the healing processes in chronic wounds, but acquiring such data can be a technological challenge especially where there is little sample available. Developments in voltammetric pH sensing have opened up new avenues for the design of probes that can function in ultra-small volumes and can be inherently disposable but, as yet few can meet the demands of wound monitoring. A preliminary investigation of the pH response of a new redox wire prepared from a peptide homopolymer of tryptophan is presented and its potential applicability as a sensing material for use in smart dressings is critically discussed.
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McLister, A., & Davis, J. (2015). Molecular wiring in smart dressings: Opening a new route to monitoring wound ph. Healthcare (Switzerland), 3(3), 466–477. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare3030466
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