Hydrofiber® Technology: Its role in exudate management

Wounds UK

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 31-38

  Walker, Mike ^a   Parsons, David ^a  

^a Deeside Industrial Estate   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Conformability; Exudate management; Hydrofiber Technology; Wound healing

Indexed keywords

SILVER;

DISEASE COURSE; HUMAN; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; REVIEW; SKIN SURFACE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; WOUND CARE; WOUND DRESSING; WOUND FLUID; WOUND HEALING; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 77954895856     PISSN: 17466814     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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