The properties of hyaluronan and its role in wound healing.
Hyaluronan occurs naturally in the body. It appears to have an important role in wound healing and is essential to scarless healing in a fetus. Hyaluronan has now been developed as a wound dressing. This paper will examine the literature to assess the dressing's usefulness in difficult-to-heal, chronic wounds, which present a great challenge to tissue viability experts.
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Department of Post-Registration Nursing, University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield.
D000276:Adjuvants, Immunologic / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D006820:Hyaluronic Acid / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D012883:Skin Ulcer / Q000188:drug therapy*; D014945:Wound Healing / Q000187:drug effects*
D000276:Adjuvants, Immunologic; D006820:Hyaluronic Acid