Effect of Hydrofiber® wound dressings on bacterial ultrastructure

Journal of Electron Microscopy

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 67-75

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

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Hydrofiber wound dressing; Silver; Transmission electron microscopy; Ultrastructure; Wound healing

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

BACTERIAL DNA; CALCIUM; SILVER DERIVATIVE; TOPICAL ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ARTICLE; BANDAGE; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE; WOUND INFECTION;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; BANDAGES; CALCIUM; DNA, BACTERIAL; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SILVER COMPOUNDS; WOUND INFECTION;

BACTERIA; CELLS; CYTOLOGY; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; METAL IONS; MICROSTRUCTURE;

BACTERIAL CELLS; BACTERICIDAL PROPERTIES; EFFECT OF SILVERS; HYDROFIBER®R WOUND DRESSING; LIQUID CULTURE; SILVER IONS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON; ULTRASTRUCTURE; WOUND DRESSINGS; WOUND HEALING;

SILVER;

EID: 41949090344     PISSN: 00220744     EISSN: 14779986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jmicro/dfn002     Document Type: Article

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