The effect of two new dressings on epidermal wound healing.
The effects of a Polyethylene oxide hydrogel dressing and a co-polymer starch hydrogel dressing upon the rate of re-epithelization were evaluated in a study using Yorkshire pigs. The polyethylene oxide hydrogel dressing significantly promoted re-epithelization by 44% as compared to untreated control wounds, while the copolymer starch hydrogel dressing significantly promoted epidermal healing by 24%. A possible mechanism of action is presented for the quicker healing induced by these dressings.
D000818:Animals; D009779:Occlusive Dressings; D011092:Polyethylene Glycols / Q000494:pharmacology*; D013213:Starch / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000494:pharmacology; D013552:Swine; D014945:Wound Healing / Q000187:drug effects*
C036577:starch hydrogel copolymer; D011092:Polyethylene Glycols; D013213:Starch