Exudate Triggered Metal Corrosion for Self-Powered Wound Healing Application

We developed a galvanic wound healing patch that can promote skin wound healing without the use of any external electric devices. Electrical fields have been proven to modulate skin cell behavior to enhance skin wound healing.... [ view full abstract ]

We developed a galvanic wound healing patch that can promote skin wound healing without the use of any external electric devices. Electrical fields have been proven to modulate skin cell behavior to enhance skin wound healing. Our galvanic wound healing patch generated electrical fields by galvanic corrosion triggered electric stimulation for skin wound healing. The galvanic corrosion properties have been proven to modulate skin cell behavior to enhance skin wound healing. In vivo data demonstrated that the galvanic patch promoted the wound healing process through enhanced cellular metabolism and migration. This wound healing property may lead to a clinically relevant galvanic wound healing patch therapy for self-powered wound healing application.