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, PhDCarnegie Mellon University
Development of Blood-Soluble Drag-Reducing Polymers as Innovative Therapy for Hemorrhagic Shock
Marina Kameneva, PhDMcGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine, University of Pittsburgh
Gradient Scaffolds for Tissue Engineering
Richard Koepsel, PhDMcGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine, University of Pittsburgh
Axonotactic CultiGuides for Peripheral Nerve Regeneration
Kacey Marra, PhDMcGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine, University of Pittsburgh
Development of a Hemostatic Sprayable Foam System
Eric J. Beckman, PhD and Michael Buckley, PhDCohera Biomedical Adhesives, Inc.
Wound Healing Concept for Burn Disease Patients
Co Investigator: Jörg C. Gerlach, MD, PhDMcGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine, University of Pittsburgh