Application of benzyl hyaluronate membranes as potential wound dressings: Evaluation of water vapour and gas permeabilities

Biomaterials

Volumn 17, Issue 16, 1996, Pages 1639-1643

  Ruiz Cardona, Lisa ^a,c   Sanzgiri, Yeshwant D ^a,d   Benedetti, L M ^b   Stella, Valentino J ^a,c   Topp, Elizabeth M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^b Fidia Advanced Biopolymers   (Italy)

^c MOVA Pharmaceutical Corporation   (Puerto Rico)

^d BAUSCH AND LOMB   (United States)

Author keywords

Gaseous transmission rates; Hyaluronic acid esters; Water vapour transmission rate; Wound dressings

Indexed keywords

BIOCOMPATIBILITY; CARBON DIOXIDE; ESTERIFICATION; ESTERS; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; OXYGEN; VAPORS; WATER;

BENZYL HYALURONATE MEMBRANES; GAS PERMEABILITY; GASEOUS TRANSMISSION RATES; HYALURONIC ACID ESTERS; POTENTIAL WOUND DRESSINGS; THERAPEUTIC AGENTS; WATER VAPOUR; WATER VAPOUR TRANSMISSION RATE;

MEMBRANES;

BENZYL DERIVATIVE; HYALURONIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WATER VAPOR; WOUND DRESSING;

EID: 0030209192     PISSN: 01429612     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0142-9612(95)00324-X     Document Type: Article

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