SWODDYS: Smart WOund Dressing incorporating Dye-based Sensors

Project leader: Björn Eskofier, Heike Leutheuser

Project members: Heike Leutheuser, Jitin Jami

Start date: 1. September 2023

End date: 31. July 2026

Funding source: Bayerische Forschungsstiftung

Abstract

In Germany alone, the number of patients with chronic wound healing disorders is estimated at around 2.7 million. According to projections, the treatment of chronic wounds accounts for € 23 - 36 billion per year. Of the treatment costs for chronic wounds, 4.6 to 7.2 billion € alone are accounted for by the associated cost-intensive dressing materials. The aim of the SWODDYS project is to research the fundamentals for a new type of intelligent wound dressing for the treatment of acute and chronic wounds, which can monitor the energy-metabolic tissue and wound healing status individually for each patient and online by integrating fluorescent dye-based oxygen, pH and CO2 sensors.