Water vapour transmission rates in burns and chronic leg ulcers: Influence of wound dressings and comparison with in vitro evaluation

Biomaterials

Volumn 17, Issue 14, 1996, Pages 1373-1377

  Wu, P ^a   Nelson, E A ^a   Reid, W H ^b   Ruckley, C V ^c   Gaylor, J D S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^b GLASGOW ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Burn; Evaporimeter; In vivo assessment; Leg ulcer; Water vapour transmission rate; Wound dressing

Indexed keywords

COLLOIDS; MEDICAL PROBLEMS;

BURN; HYDROCOLLOID; LEG ULCER; WATER VAPOR TRANSMISSION; WOUND DRESSING;

BIOMATERIALS;

BIOMATERIAL; DUODERM;

ARTICLE; BURN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EVAPORATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROCOLLOID; LEG ULCER; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WATER VAPOR; WOUND DRESSING;

EID: 0030200235     PISSN: 01429612     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0142-9612(96)87277-2     Document Type: Article

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