Marianna Koromvoki

Ms. Marianna Koromvoki

National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Attikí, Greece
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Academic Career Length

5Years (2022-Present)

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26 August 2022 in Marine Drugs
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SKStefanos Kikionis
Stefanos Kikionis
MKMarianna Koromvoki
Marianna Koromvoki
ATANNA TAGKA
ANNA TAGKA
EPEleni Polichronaki
Eleni Polichronaki
ASAlexandros Stratigos
Alexandros Stratigos
Vassilios RoussisVassilios Roussis
Vassilios Roussis
Keloids are skin fibroproliferative disorders, resulting from abnormal healing of deep cutaneous injuries. Cryosurgery, the most common treatment for keloids, causes skin traumas. Even though the clinical practice of cryosurgery has increased, effective wound healing therapy is still lacking. In this investigation, nonwoven nanofibrous patches composed of ulvan, a marine sulfated polysaccharide exhibiting anti-inflammatory and antioxidant activities, and polyethylene oxide (PEO) were fabricated through electrospinning and characterized. Their wound healing efficacy on skin traumas resulting from cryosurgical treatment of keloids was clinically tested and evaluated in comparison to a reference product. Twenty-four volunteer patients undergoing cryosurgery as a treatment of keloids were selected to apply either the ulvan/PEO patch or the reference product for 21 days. The ulvan/PEO patch, 21 days after cryosurgery, showed significant wound healing, elimination of skin inflammation, restoration of biophysical parameters similar to normal values and significant decrease in haemoglobin concentration, skin texture and volume, while no discomfort or adverse reaction was observed. In contrast, the reference product showed inferior performance in all evaluated parameters. The designed ulvan/PEO patch represents the first wound dressing to effectively heal skin trauma after cryosurgical treatment of keloids.