A new carbohydrate-based wound dressing fibre with superior absorption and antimicrobial potency

Carbohydrate Polymers

Volumn 101, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 1184-1190

  Miraftab, M ^a   Masood, R ^b   Edward Jones, V ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLTON   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL TEXTILE UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^c MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Absorption; Dressing; Hybrid; Psyllium; Silver

Indexed keywords

ANTIMICROBIAL ABILITY; ANTIMICROBIAL POTENCY; GELLING PROPERTIES; HYBRID; HYBRID BIOMATERIALS; PSYLLIUM; SILVER DRESSING; WOUND DRESSINGS;

ABSORPTION; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; FIBERS; MICROORGANISMS; WHEEL DRESSING;

SILVER;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NEGIBACTERIA; PLANTAGO OVATA; POSIBACTERIA;

ALGINIC ACID; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; GLUCURONIC ACID; HEXURONIC ACID; ISPAGULA; POLYSACCHARIDE; SILVER;

ABSORPTION; ARTICLE; BANDAGE; CARBOHYDRATE ANALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; DRESSING; DRUG EFFECT; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GEL; HYBRID; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; WOUND HEALING;

ABSORPTION; DRESSING; HYBRID; PSYLLIUM; SILVER;

ABSORPTION; ALGINATES; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; BANDAGES; CARBOHYDRATE SEQUENCE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GELS; GLUCURONIC ACID; HEXURONIC ACIDS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; POLYSACCHARIDES; PSYLLIUM; SILVER; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 84887315297     PISSN: 01448617     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2013.10.058     Document Type: Article

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