Novel materials for moist wound management: Alginate-psyllium hybrid fibres

Journal of Wound Care

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 153-159

  Mahsood, R ^a   Miraftab, M ^b  

^a NATIONAL TEXTILE UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGINIC ACID; CALCIUM CHLORIDE; ISPAGULA;

ABSORPTION; ARTICLE; BANDAGE; CHEMISTRY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; GEL; TENSILE STRENGTH; WOUND HEALING;

ABSORPTION; ALGINATES; BANDAGES; CALCIUM CHLORIDE; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; GELS; PSYLLIUM; TENSILE STRENGTH; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 84901837663     PISSN: 09690700     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12968/jowc.2014.23.3.153     Document Type: Article

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