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Birmingham researchers develop light therapy system to prevent wound infection on the battlefield (22 April 2016)

Date: 22/04/2016
Duncan Lewis, Legal News Solicitors, Birmingham researchers develop light therapy system to prevent wound infection on the battlefield

Researchers at the University of Birmingham are developing unique military medical tools to be used on the battlefield, in a field hospital or for rehabilitation.

The team has developed a therapy involving wound irradiation using low-power light to decontaminate and accelerate healing mechanisms after minor injuries or burns – or even extensive trauma.

The University of Birmingham is funded by the Centre for Defence Enterprise (CDE), which says the study has demonstrated fundamental principles associated with light therapy and tissue repair at a cellular and molecular level.

The results demonstrate the potential to use novel therapeutic technologies to reduce the risk of infection and increase healing rates following injuries.

This includes injuries sustained on the battlefield, as well as after surgical procedures in NHS and private hospitals.

Future application of this technology may improve clinical success rates and rehabilitate troops back to duty more quickly, say the researchers.

Dr Will Palin – Reader in Biomaterials at the University of Birmingham – said:

“The funded CDE project has enabled us to work with relevant key stakeholders – including military-related medical sciences, which is crucial for the development of our novel proposed technology.”

CDE funds novel, high-risk, high-potential-benefit research and works with a wide range of science and technology providers – including academia and small companies – to develop cost-effective capabilities for UK Armed Forces and national security.

The University of Birmingham team will pitch their ideas to industry and investors at the CDE Marketplace on 27 April 2016.

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