Properties Evaluation of Tencel/Cotton Nonwoven Fabric Coated with Chitosan for Wound Dressing

Textile Research Journal

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 248-253

  Lou, Ching Wen ^a   Lin, Ching Wen ^a   Chen, Yueh Sheng ^a   Yao, Chun Hsu ^a   Lin, Zen Shoung ^b   Chao, Chieh yu ^b   Lin, Jia Horng ^b  

^a CENTRAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^b FENG CHIA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

chitosan wound dressing; nonwoven; tencel

Indexed keywords

CHITOSAN; COTTON FABRICS; EVAPORATION; ORGANIC COATINGS; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL);

CHITOSAN WOUND DRESSING; IMMERSION-PRECIPITATION PHASE-INVERSION METHOD;

NONWOVEN FABRICS;

CHITOSAN FABRIC; COTTON FABRIC; DRESSING; NONWOVEN FABRIC;

EID: 42549130084     PISSN: 00405175     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0040517507089747     Document Type: Article

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