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SUMMARY:Paint-on antimicrobial bandages: a new approach for veterinary wou
 nd management - Dr Nuno Faria (University of Cambridge)
DTSTART:20191204T160000Z
DTEND:20191204T170000Z
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CONTACT:Fiona Roby
DESCRIPTION:Bandaging is an advantageous wound management strategy\, widel
 y used in human medicine but frequently avoided in veterinary settings –
  especially in farm animal healthcare\, where use of conventional bandages
  is prohibitively labour intensive and the risk of fouling is high.\n \nIn
  this talk\, I shall describe our development path towards novel antimicro
 bial bandages and how we have attempted to redress the limitations of conv
 entional bandages. Through an iterative approach that included synthesis\,
  physicochemical characterisation and in vitro testing we have developed r
 apid-setting liquid bandages that can be painted\, squeezed or sprayed ont
 o lesions to form robust and water-proof barriers that ‘lock in’ antib
 iotic actives (where applied). These barriers also prevent bacterial ingre
 ss and\, importantly\, their composition prevents bacterial colonisation\,
  solving a key issue with traditional bandages. Upon application\, these b
 arriers self-degrade at a tailored rate\, making manual removal unnecessar
 y. This combination of features makes these barriers potentially useful fo
 r the treatment of Digital Dermatitis in dairy cattle\, which we have sele
 cted as our first clinical target. \n\nFollowing very promising results in
  Digital Dermatitis\, we are now trialling these materials as post-surgica
 l liquid bandages for companion animals.  Our end goal is to establish if 
 these bandages can contribute to wound management strategies that simultan
 eously reduce antibiotic usage and rates of re-infection.  \n\n
LOCATION:Lecture Theatre 2\, Department of Veterinary Medicine
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