Visualisation of bacterial sequestration and bactericidal activity within hydrating Hydrofiber® wound dressings

Biomaterials

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 1129-1139

  Newman, Geoffrey R ^a   Walker, Michael ^b   Hobot, Jan A ^a   Bowler, Philip G ^b  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Deeside Industrial Estate   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Confocal microscopy; Hydrofiber wound dressing; Silver; Wound healing

Indexed keywords

DYES; FLUORESCENCE; GELS; HYDRATION; LASER PULSES; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; SILVER;

CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; FLUORESCENT DYES; HYDROFIBER® WOUND DRESSING; WOUND HEALING;

BACTERIA;

BACTERICIDE; FLUORESCENT DYE; SILVER;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; DIAGNOSTIC KIT; HYDRATION; IMMOBILIZATION; INOCULATION; MICROORGANISM; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAINING; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; WOUND DRESSING; WOUND HEALING;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BANDAGES, HYDROCOLLOID; BIOFILMS; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; MATERIALS TESTING; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SILVER; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; WATER;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 27644581929     PISSN: 01429612     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2005.07.046     Document Type: Article

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