Performance of new wound closure tapes.
The purpose of this study was to determine the performance of six different wound closure tapes using a battery of standardized tests that included breaking strength, elongation, air porosity, and shear adhesion. The results of these tests were incorporated into a ranking system that provided an index of the overall performance of each tape. Because Nichi-Strip, Curi-Strip and Steri-Strip wound closure tapes achieved the highest rankings, we recommend their use in the emergency department.
Department of Plastic Surgery Research, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville 22908.
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D000268:Adhesiveness; D001458:Bandages / Q000592:standards*; D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D004630:Emergencies; D006801:Humans; D012867:Skin / Q000293:injuries*; D014945:Wound Healing