Evaluation of an antimicrobial silver foam dressing for use with V.A.C.® therapy: Morphological, mechanical, and antimicrobial properties

Journal of Biomedical Materials Research - Part B Applied Biomaterials

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 217-222

  Payne, Joanna L ^a   Ambroslo, Archel M ^a  

^a Kinetic Concepts Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial activity; Morphology; Sliver; V.A.C. therapy; Wound healing

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATED AGING; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL PROPERTIES; CLINICAL SETTINGS; COLONY FORMING UNITS; COMPRESSION RESISTANCES; IN-VITRO; MECHANICAL CHARACTERISTICS; POLYURETHANE FOAMS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SAN ANTONIO; SIZE RANGES; SLIVER; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TEAR STRENGTHS; ULTIMATE ELONGATIONS; V.A.C. THERAPY; WOUND HEALING; WOUND MANAGEMENTS;

ENZYME INHIBITION; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; POLYMERS; RIGID FOAMED PLASTICS;

SILVER;

POLYURETHAN FOAM; SILVER; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BIOMATERIAL; SILVASORB; SILVER DERIVATIVE;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; COLONY FORMING UNIT; COMPRESSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVALUATION; FOAM DRESSING; IN VITRO STUDY; MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; POROSITY; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TENSILE STRENGTH; WOUND CARE; WOUND DRESSING; WOUND HEALING; BANDAGE; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; HYDROGEL; MECHANICS; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; BANDAGES; COATED MATERIALS, BIOCOMPATIBLE; HUMANS; HYDROGELS; MECHANICAL PHENOMENA; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; POROSITY; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SILVER COMPOUNDS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 65549086252     PISSN: 15524973     EISSN: 15524981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jbm.b.31209     Document Type: Article

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