Abstract
The emergence of nanoscience and nanotechnology for wound care management is of great priority due to the inefficiency of conventional wound healing methods. Various nanomaterials, including polymers, metals, metal oxides, and carbon-based nanoparticles, have been used in wound healing. Two different approaches have been exploited in nanotechnology-based therapies. In the first approach, nanomaterials serve as nanocarriers for the delivery of therapeutic agents due to their high surface area and so loading capacity, while in the second one, nanoparticles are being used in the wound healing process due to their intrinsic antibacterial and anti-inflammatory properties. In the present chapter, the structure of the skin and the normal wound healing process will be introduced. Then, each of the two approaches mentioned above for the application of nanoparticles in the treatment of cutaneous wounds will be addressed. The next generation of wound dressings known as “smart bandages” will finally be enumerated.
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