A comparison of the in vitro moisture vapour transmission rate and in vivo fluid-handling capacity of six adhesive foam dressings to a newly reformulated adhesive foam dressing

International Wound Journal

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 681-690

  Zehrer, Cindy L ^a   Holm, David ^a   Solfest, Staci E ^a   Walters, Shelley Ann ^a  

^a 3M COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Foam dressing; Moisture vapour transmission; Performance; Wear time; Wound exudate

Indexed keywords

ADHESIVE FOAM DRESSING; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FOAM DRESSING; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; MATERIALS TESTING; MECHANICAL STRESS; MOISTURE; MOISTURE VAPOUR TRANSMISSION RATE; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; PREDICTION; SURVIVAL RATE; WOUND; ABSORPTION; BANDAGE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; PERMEABILITY;

POLYURETHAN; TISSUE ADHESIVE;

ABSORPTION, PHYSICOCHEMICAL; BANDAGES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; MATERIALS TESTING; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PERMEABILITY; POLYURETHANES; TISSUE ADHESIVES;

EID: 84911807108     PISSN: 17424801     EISSN: 1742481X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/iwj.12030     Document Type: Article

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