Biophysical properties of a hydrofiber® cover dressing

Wounds UK

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 16-29

  Walker, Mike ^a   Lam, Sharon ^a   Pritchard, Dave ^a   Cochrane, Christine A ^b  

^a Department of ConvaTec Inc   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXUDATE; FLUID RETENTION; FOAM DRESSING; GEL; IN VITRO STUDY; MATERIALS TESTING; NONHUMAN; SIMULATION; SKIN FIBROBLAST; SWINE; WOUND CARE; WOUND DRESSING; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 77950931828     PISSN: 17466814     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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