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DESCRIPTION:Wound infection is a major clinical challenge that significantl
 y extends the wound healing time and increases the treatment cost and mort
 ality. It is estimated that ~6.5 million Americans and ~67 million people 
 worldwide suffer from either traumatic or chronic wounds. Management of wo
 unds and their associated complications cost ~$25 billion annually for the
  patients and the healthcare system. Delays in the diagnosis of infected w
 ounds and nonspecific identification of pathogenic organisms involved in w
 ounds often result in untargeted treatments with a risk for a suboptimal c
 hoice of antibiotics\, damaging non-pathogenic colonizers\, the developmen
 t of antibiotic resistance\, and an increase in mortality rate. In my talk
 \, I will present our work on developing intelligent wound dressings that 
 have sensing and drug releasing capabilities. Notably\, I will discuss the
  use of sensing fibers for measuring biological markers in wounds.\n\nSpea
 ker(s): Dr Akbari\, \n\nVirtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/273842
LOCATION:Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/273842
ORGANIZER:behraad@ieee.org
SEQUENCE:5
SUMMARY:Invited Talk: Fiber-based Wearable Sensors for Continuous Wound Mon
 itoring (IEEE Sensors Council Chapter)
URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/273842
X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p>Wound infection is a major clinical challe
 nge that significantly extends the wound healing time and increases the tr
 eatment cost and mortality. It is estimated that ~6.5 million Americans an
 d ~67 million people worldwide suffer from either traumatic or chronic wou
 nds. Management of wounds and their associated complications cost ~$25 bil
 lion annually for the patients and the healthcare system. Delays in the di
 agnosis of infected wounds and nonspecific identification of pathogenic or
 ganisms involved in wounds often result in untargeted treatments with a ri
 sk for a suboptimal choice of antibiotics\, damaging non-pathogenic coloni
 zers\, the development of antibiotic resistance\, and an increase in morta
 lity rate. In my talk\, I will present our work on developing intelligent 
 wound dressings that have sensing and drug releasing capabilities. Notably
 \, I will discuss the use of sensing fibers for measuring biological marke
 rs in wounds.</p>
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