Influence of pH on wound-healing: A new perspective for wound-therapy?

Archives of Dermatological Research

Volumn 298, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 413-420

  Schneider, Lars Alexander ^a   Korber, Andreas ^b   Grabbe, Stephan ^b   Dissemond, Joachim ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULM MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

^b University School of Medicine   (Germany)

Author keywords

Chronic wounds; PH value; Skin grafts; Wound healing; Wound milieu; Wound therapy

Indexed keywords

BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CLINDAMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; ORITAVANCIN;

ACIDITY; ALKALINITY; BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHRONIC WOUND; DEBRIDEMENT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HUMAN; HYDROCOLLOID DRESSING; LEG ULCER; MICROORGANISM; PH; PH MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; REVIEW; SKIN FLORA; SKIN FUNCTION; SKIN GRAFT; SKIN PH; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VANCOMYCIN RESISTANT ENTEROCOCCUS; WOUND HEALING; WOUND INFECTION;

DEBRIDEMENT; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; SKIN; SKIN PHYSIOLOGY; SKIN TRANSPLANTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 33846450633     PISSN: 03403696     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00403-006-0713-x     Document Type: Review

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