Haemoglobin spray (Granulox) for diabetic foot ulcers

Pilot study: haemoglobin spray in the treatment of chronic diabetic foot ulcers Paul Chadwick Wound UK 10(4) 2014 Quote: Wounds cannot heal without oxygen. In fact, healing wounds demand more oxygen than healthy tissue — yet chronic wounds are often at least partly due to vascular insufficiency. A novel spray aims to make use of haemogolobin, the transport molecule for oxygen in the bloodstream, to bind atmospheric oxygen and deliver it to the hypoxic wound bed.

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Haemoglobin spray (Granulox) for diabetic foot ulcers

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