A new porous cohesive support bandage.
A new support bandage has been developed that is cohesive, sticking only to itself without adhering to the skin. It is warpknit product, impregnated with an acrylic compound, that consists of individual panels connected by a hinge stitch. It exhibits moderate extensibility under low loads which allows the health professional to apply the bandage so that it gives firm support to the underlying tissue without constriction. Its macroporous structure permits sufficient water vapor transmission to allow the underlying skin and/or wound to remain dry.
Department of Plastic Surgery and Biomedical Engineering, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville 22908.
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D000268:Adhesiveness; D001458:Bandages; D002056:Burns / Q000628:therapy*; D004548:Elasticity; D006801:Humans