Effect of electrolyzed water on wound healing

Electrolyzed water accelerated the healing of full-thickness cutaneous woun ds in rats, but only anode chamber water (acid pH or neutralized) was effec tive. Hypochlorous acid (HOCl), also produced by electrolysis, was ineffect ive, suggesting that these types of electrolyzed water enhance wound healin g by a mechanism unrelated to the well-known antibacterial action of HOCl. One possibility is that reactive oxygen species, shown to be electron spin resonance spectra present in anode chamber water, might trigger early wound healing through fibroblast migration and proliferation.