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List of potential markers for wound healing monitoring
| Bacterial load/specific microbial species/biofilms | Inflammatory mediators |
| Cytokine release | Nitric oxide |
| DNA | Nutritional factors |
| Enzymes and their substrates | pH of wound fluid |
| Exposed bone/foreign body reactions | Reactive oxygen species |
| Growth factors and hormones | Temperature |
| Immunohistochemical markers | Transepidermal water loss from periwound skin |
