Novel wound sealants: Biomaterials and applications

Expert Review of Medical Devices

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 639-659

  Peng, Henry T ^a   Shek, Pang N ^a  

^a DEFENCE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

biomaterials; hemorrhage control; tissue adhesives; wound sealants

Indexed keywords

ADHESIVE PROPERTIES; CLINICAL EXPERIENCE; FIBRIN SEALANTS; HEMORRHAGE CONTROL; IN-SITU; MUSSEL ADHESIVE PROTEINS; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; SURGICAL APPLICATIONS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES; TISSUE ADHESIVES; TRAUMA INJURY; WOUND SEALANTS;

ADHESIVES; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; DENDRIMERS; IMPLANTS (SURGICAL); TRANSPLANTATION (SURGICAL);

SEALANTS;

ALBUMIN; ALDEHYDE; ALGINIC ACID; BENZOPHENONE; BIOMATERIAL; BIOPOLYMER; CHITOSAN; CHONDROITIN SULFATE; COLLAGEN; CYANOACRYLATE; DENDRIMER; DOPA; FIBRIN GLUE; FIBRINOGEN; GELATIN; GENIPIN; KERATIN; LACTOSE; MUSSEL ADHESIVE PROTEIN; OLIGOMER; POLYACRYLIC ACID; POLYLACTIDE; POLYLYSINE; POLYMER; POLYURETHAN; PROPYLENE GLYCOL; RESORCINOL; SEALANT; THROMBIN;

BIOCOMPATIBILITY; BIODEGRADABILITY; BLEEDING; BLOOD CLOT; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; EMERGENCY CARE; FOAM; FRACTURE; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMAN; HYDROGEL; LIQUID; NONHUMAN; OCCLUSIVE DRESSING; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PATIENT SAFETY; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; REVIEW; SOLID STATE; SURGICAL WOUND; SUTURE; TISSUE ADHESION; TISSUE ENGINEERING; TISSUE REGENERATION; WOUND HEALING;

BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; HUMANS; POLYSACCHARIDES; PROTEINS; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 77956488899     PISSN: 17434440     EISSN: 17452422     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1586/erd.10.40     Document Type: Review

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