The effects of alginate and non-alginate wound dressings on blood coagulation and platelet activation

Journal of Biomaterials Applications

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 249-257

  Segal, Helen C ^a   Hunt, Beverley J ^a   Gilding, K ^b  

^a HAREFIELD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Innovative Technologies Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alginate; Calcium ions; Coagulation; Guluronic; Mannuronic; Platelet activation; Thrombin generation; Zinc ions

Indexed keywords

ALGINIC ACID; ANTITHROMBIN; BIOMATERIAL; CALCIUM; GLUCURONIC ACID; HEMOSTATIC AGENT; HEXURONIC ACID; THROMBIN; ZINC;

ARTICLE; BANDAGE; BIOSYNTHESIS; BLOOD CLOTTING; CHEMISTRY; HUMAN; REFERENCE VALUE; THROMBOCYTE ACTIVATION;

ALGINATES; ANTITHROMBINS; BANDAGES; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; BLOOD COAGULATION; CALCIUM; GLUCURONIC ACID; HEMOSTATICS; HEXURONIC ACIDS; HUMANS; PLATELET ACTIVATION; REFERENCE VALUES; THROMBIN; ZINC;

BLOOD; CALCIUM; COAGULATION; COMPOSITION EFFECTS; IONS; POLYSACCHARIDES; ZINC;

ALGINATE; PLATELET ACTIVATION; THROMBIN; WOUND DRESSINGS;

BIOMATERIALS;

EID: 0031594444     PISSN: 08853282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/088532829801200305     Document Type: Article

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