POROUS KERATIN CONSTRUCTS, WOUND HEALING ASSEMBLIES AND METHODS USING THE SAME

摘要

A porous keratin construct for use in wound healing is disclosed. The porous keratin construct may be used standing alone or in combination with a synthetic foam backing layer. Either the porous keratin construct or the porous keratin construct and synthetic foam combination may be used in a wound therapy such as negative pressure wound therapy. An assembly for use in negative pressure wound therapy may comprise a porous keratin construct or porous keratin construct and synthetic foam combination, a wound drape to encapsulate the wound and the porous keratin construct or porous keratin construct and synthetic foam combination, and a vacuum source in fluid communication with the wound drape to apply a negative pressure to the area encapsulated by the wound drape