Physical characteristics and performance of synthetic wound dressings.
From these studies it is concluded that: 1) Physical characteristics of wound dressings can be quantified and evaluated for their contribution to in vivo performance. 2) A total performance scoring system can be reliably used to quantitatively separate series of wound dressings by their in vivo performances. 3) The physical characteristics most determinate of good perfprmance in these 5 series of dressings were undersurface texture and water vapor transmission.
D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D055598:Chemical Phenomena; D002621:Chemistry; D003094:Collagen / Q000378:metabolism; D005026:Ethylene Glycols / Q000378:metabolism; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006097:Granulation Tissue / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D008297:Male; D008689:Methacrylates / Q000378:metabolism; D009779:Occlusive Dressings; D055585:Physical Phenomena; D010825:Physics; D051381:Rats; D012826:Silicone Elastomers / Q000378:metabolism; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000628:therapy; D013499:Surface Properties; D014867:Water / Q000378:metabolism
D005026:Ethylene Glycols; D008689:Methacrylates; D012826:Silicone Elastomers; D014867:Water; D003094:Collagen