Evaluation of low-adherent antimicrobial dressings

Wounds UK

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 32-45

  Walker, Michael ^a   Jones, Samantha ^a   Parsons, David ^a   Booth, Rebecca ^a   Cochrane, Christine ^b   Bowler, Philip ^a  

^a Department of ConvaTec Inc   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alginate and foam dressings; Bioadhesion; Conformability; Hydrofiber technology; Silver

Indexed keywords

SILVER; SILVER DERIVATIVE; SILVER SULFATE; SULFADIAZINE SILVER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADHESIVE FOAM DRESSING; ANIMAL CELL; ANTIMICROBIAL DRESSING; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIOSTASIS; BANDAGES AND DRESSINGS; CELL ADHESION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRESSING COMPOSITION; DRESSING STRUCTURE; FIBROBLAST; FOAM DRESSING; HYDRATION; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IN VITRO STUDY; LOW ADHERENT HYDROFIBER DRESSING; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SIMULATION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; WOUND DRESSING;

EID: 79961033789     PISSN: 17466814     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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