Principles of burn dressings

Biomaterials

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 1985, Pages 369-377

  Quinn, K J ^a   Courtney, J M ^a   Evans, J H ^a   Gaylor, J D S ^a   Reid, W H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^b GLASGOW ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biomaterials; burn dressing; burn wound; dressing requirements; wound healing

Indexed keywords

ACRYLIC ACID COPOLYMER; BIOBRANE; BIOMATERIAL; CLINGFILM; COLLAGEN; COTTON WOOL; CYTHASKIN; DERMODRESS; DIMAC; DUODERM; EPIGARD; GELIPERM; LYOFOAM; MACROGOL; MELOLIN; NOBECUTANE; OMIDERM; OPSITE; PARAFFIN; POLOXAMER; POLYCAPROLACTONE; POLYMACON; POLYURETHAN; POLYVINYL ALCOHOL SPONGE; POLYVINYLCHLORIDE; SULFONAMIDE; THIRAM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VITAFILM;

ADVERSE DRUG REACTION; AMNION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; BURN DRESSING; DRUG COMPARISON; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG SENSITIVITY; DRUG STERILITY; GAMGEE; GAUZE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LINT; PREGNANCY; PREVENTION; REVIEW; SARAN WRAP; SHORT SURVEY; SKIN ALLOGRAFT; THERAPY; WOUND HEALING; XENOGRAFT;

BANDAGES; BIOLOGICAL DRESSINGS; BURNS; GELS; HUMANS; WATER-ELECTROLYTE BALANCE; WOUND HEALING;

ANIMALIA; GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM;

EID: 0022353356     PISSN: 01429612     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0142-9612(85)90095-X     Document Type: Review

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