Absorption and swelling characteristics of silver (I) antimicrobial wound dressings

Textile Research Journal

Volumn 81, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 494-503

  Parikh, Dharnidhar V ^a   Fink, Tom ^a   Delucca, Anthony J ^a   Parikh, Ashish D ^b  

^a SOUTHERN REGIONAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b SAINT BARNABAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

absorption; alginate wound dressings; Infected wounds; moist wound dressings; occlusive dressings; silver antimicrobial; swelling

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; COTTON; MICROORGANISMS; SALINE WATER; SODIUM ALGINATE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SWELLING; WETTING;

ANTI-MICROBIAL PROPERTIES; CARBOXYMETHYLATED; INFECTED WOUNDS; MOIST ATMOSPHERE; OCCLUSIVE DRESSINGS; SODIUM CHLORIDE SOLUTION; SWELLING CHARACTERISTICS; WOUND DRESSINGS;

SILVER COMPOUNDS;

ABSORPTION; COTTON; DISEASES; MICROORGANISMS; SALINITY; SILVER; SILVER COMPOUNDS; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SURGICAL DRESSINGS; SWELLING; WETTING;

EID: 79953671017     PISSN: 00405175     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0040517510380778     Document Type: Article

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