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Published on: October 20, 2012

An Intelligent Closed-Loop Wound Management Platform Integrated Real-Time Infection Monitoring and On-Demand

Ming Yan¹, Wei Zhang², Shi-Yu Hu¹

¹College of Polymer Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Advanced Polymer Materials, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.

Small (Weinheim an Der Bergstrasse, Germany)

|May 17, 2026

Summary

This study introduces an intelligent wound management platform (IWP) for closed-loop infection control. The IWP integrates pH monitoring with on-demand treatment, significantly improving wound healing and reducing infection progression.

Keywords:

bacterial infection closed‐loop event intelligent wound management platform on‐demand treatment sensor monitoring

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Collecting And Measuring Wound Exudate Biochemical Mediators In Surgical Wounds

Collecting And Measuring Wound Exudate Biochemical Mediators In Surgical Wounds

Published on: October 20, 2012

Area of Science:

Biomedical Engineering
Materials Science
Infectious Disease Management

Background:

Current wound management lacks integration, leading to delayed treatment and resource inefficiency.
Effective monitoring and timely intervention are crucial for bacterial-infected wounds.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop an intelligent wound management platform (IWP) for closed-loop, integrated infection monitoring and on-demand treatment.
To establish a system that bridges the diagnostic-therapeutic gap in wound care.

Main Methods:

Developed a multi-module IWP with sensing/therapeutic, analysis/control, and therapeutic-driven components.
Integrated a colorimetric pH-monitoring probe with illumination compensation for rapid, visual diagnosis.
Enabled mobile-controlled, on-demand delivery of Zn2+ and EGCG micro-therapeutic units.

Main Results:

Achieved rapid pH diagnosis within seconds, with consistent results under varying lighting.
Demonstrated high antibacterial rates: 92.6% against E. coli and 84.9% against S. coli.
Accelerated wound healing in vivo, reaching 96.4% healing within 14 days via on-demand therapeutic delivery.

Conclusions:

The IWP establishes a closed-loop system for effective bacterial-infected wound management.
This approach enables rapid wound status evaluation and timely clinical intervention.
The developed platform shows promise for advancing wound care diagnostics and therapeutics.