Antimicrobial properties of silver-containing wound dressings: A microcalorimetric study

International Journal of Pharmaceutics

Volumn 263, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 61-68

  O'Neill, Michael A A ^a   Vine, George J ^a   Beezer, Anthony E ^a   Bishop, Alistair H ^a   Hadgraft, Jonathan ^a   Labetoulle, Chloé ^b   Walker, Michael ^c   Bowler, Phillip G ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GREENWICH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GREENWICH   (United Kingdom)

^c Deeside Industrial Estate   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antibacterial; Calorimetry; Silver; Wound dressings

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; SILVER;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CALORIMETRY; DRUG EFFICACY; ISOTHERM; METHODOLOGY; MICROCALORIMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; WOUND DRESSING;

EID: 0041882159     PISSN: 03785173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-5173(03)00361-2     Document Type: Article

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