Figure 8.

(a) RT‐PCR measurements of wound healing genes α‐smooth muscle actin (α‐SMA), vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), transforming growth factor‐β1 (TGF‐β1), collagen I, and collagen III on PWD 35 (n = 8). Gene expression measured relative to those of normal uninjured skin. (b) Ratio of collagen I expression to collagen III expression. (c) Number of required dressing replacements per wound due to dressing deadherence (n = 8). Asterisks indicate statistical significance: *p < .05; **p < .01; ***p < .001