Development of poly(vinyl alcohol) based systems for wound dressings

IFMBE Proceedings

Volumn 20 IFMBE, Issue , 2008, Pages 80-82

  Stasko, Jolanta ^a   Kalnins, M ^a   Dzene, A ^a   Tupureina, V ^a  

^a RIGA TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Latvia)

Author keywords

gels; Poly(vinyl alcohol); water absorption

Indexed keywords

BIOCOMPATIBILITY; BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; GELS; MEDICAL PHYSICS; MEDICINE; POLYVINYL ALCOHOLS;

FREEZING/THAWING; THERAPEUTIC SYSTEMS; WOUND DRESSINGS;

WATER ABSORPTION;

EID: 78049379108     PISSN: 16800737     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-540-69367-3_22     Document Type: Conference Paper

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