New Oxygenated Wound-Healing Technology

Skin cells exposed to new oxygenated microbubbles have shown significant increases in the production of proteins, which help to stimulate wound healing.

Two studies support the validity of the new technology. One study on cell viability showed that when skin cells were cultured in the presence or absence of oxygenated microbubbles, the exposure had no toxic or negative effect on cell survival. A second study involved heat shock proteins (HSPs), induced in cells under a wide variety of stress conditions and important for cell survival in many clinical disorders. Oxygen-laden microbubbles were shown to increase the HSP levels in the skin cells, thereby encouraging cell survival. The studies were conducted by researchers at Florida Atlantic University (Boca Raton, USA), who are developing the new technology along with scientists at Hydron Technologies, Inc. (Pompano Beach, FL, USA).

"By examining the effects of tissue oxygenation at the cellular level, Hydron is establishing that delivering high levels of oxygen through microbubble-laden fluids can positively affect medical treatments for wounds, burns, and other skin conditions,” said Terrence McGrath, CEO of Hydron. He noted that additional cellular-level research will establish parameters on new products and treatments.




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