Fig. 4: Miniaturized sensor technologies for long-term monitoring of skin wound.
From: Flexible Miniaturized Sensor Technologies for Long-Term Physiological Monitoring
The wound healing process can be divided into three stages: inflammation phase (lasting for about three days), proliferation phase (lasing for about a week) and maturation phase (lasing for about several months). During the wound healing process, biochemical signals (including uric acid28, bacteria22 and pH94) and biophysical signals (including temperature24, oxygen27, moisture25 and impedance26) can be monitored. Figure used with permission from Kim, J. et al.28 Copyright © Elsevier, 2015. Thet, N. T. et al.22 Copyright © American Chemical Society, 2016. Tamayol, A. et al.94 Copyright © John Wiley and Sons, 2016. Zhang, Y. et al.24 Copyright © John Wiley and Sons, 2016. Li, Z. et al.27 Copyright © The Optical Society, 2014. Milne, S. D. et al.25 Copyright © John Wiley and Sons, 2016. Swisher, S. L. et al.26 Copyright © Springer Nature, 2015.
