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Soldier Wound Healing SWH Research

It was said...

“PTEI is a great source of pilot funds for getting new projects off the ground and to a level where federal grants can be sought competitively."

William J. Federspiel, PhD
Professor of Chemical Engineering, Surgery and Bioengineering and Director, Medical Devices Laboratory, University of Pittsburgh


The Soldier Wound Healing program is developing regenerative therapies for far-forward combat medical care. The links below will take you to abstracts for each research project.


Co-Delivery of Growth Factors and Antibiotics in Fibrin Matrices for Wound Management and Bone Regeneration

Phil Campbell, PhD and Lee Weiss, PhD
Carnegie Mellon University

Development of Blood-Soluble Drag-Reducing Polymers as Innovative Therapy for Hemorrhagic Shock

Marina Kameneva, PhD
McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine, University of Pittsburgh

Gradient Scaffolds for Tissue Engineering

Richard Koepsel, PhD
McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine, University of Pittsburgh

Axonotactic CultiGuides for Peripheral Nerve Regeneration

Kacey Marra, PhD
McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine, University of Pittsburgh

Development of a Hemostatic Sprayable Foam System

Eric J. Beckman, PhD and Michael Buckley, PhD
Cohera Biomedical Adhesives, Inc.

Wound Healing Concept for Burn Disease Patients

Co Investigator: Jörg C. Gerlach, MD, PhD
McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine, University of Pittsburgh