Development of a calcium-chelating hydrogel for treatment of superficial burns and scalds

Regenerative Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 55-64

  Bullock, A J ^a   Pickavance, P ^a   Haddow, D B ^b   Rimmer, S ^a   MacNeil, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b Innovation Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Calcium; Hydrogel; Keratinocyte; Magnesium; Wound healing

Indexed keywords

BIOMATERIAL; CALCIUM ION; MAGNESIUM ION; METHACRYLIC ACID; POLYMER;

ARTICLE; BURN; CELL MIGRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; HYDROGEL DRESSING; KERATINOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCALD; THERAPY EFFECT; TISSUE ENGINEERING; WOUND CONTRACTION; WOUND HEALING;

BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; BURNS; CALCIUM; CELL MOVEMENT; CHELATING AGENTS; HUMANS; HYDROGEL; KERATINOCYTES; METHACRYLATES; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 77649324831     PISSN: 17460751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2217/rme.09.67     Document Type: Article

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