Abstract: An integrated wound treatment with a skin substitute is provided for direct contact with a polymeric contact layer. The polymeric contact layer provides sufficient tackiness to negate the need for an adhesive between the polymeric contact layer and the skin substitute. The wound treatment is arranged to be submersed within a saline solution to allow for hydration of the skin substitute, together with the polymeric contact layer, without disrupting the tackiness or adhesion properties of the polymeric contact layer.

Abstract: Antimicrobial compositions include a therapeutically effective amount of neem oil, extract of the plant Hypericum spp., polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs), carrageenans, and/or chlorhexidine; and (optionally) in combination with one or more pharmaceutically acceptable carriers, additives, and/or diluents. The antimicrobial compositions are effective in treating or preventing upper respiratory tract infections, preferably upper respiratory tract infections caused by human Coronaviruses and are included within methods of treating or preventing infection of the upper respiratory tract of humans by a microbial pathogen.

Abstract: A scaffold material for wound care and/or other tissue healing applications and methods for making the same is described. The scaffold material is constituted of a decellularized extracellular matrix from fish skin. The scaffold material may also include lipids from the lipid layer of the fish skin. Methods for making and using the scaffold material are also described.

Abstract: A scaffold material for wound care and/or other tissue healing applications and methods for making the same is described. The scaffold material is constituted of a decellularized extracellular matrix from fish skin. The scaffold material may also include lipids from the lipid layer of the fish skin. Methods for making and using the scaffold material are also described.