title: The properties of hyaluronan and its role in wound healing.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Post-Registration Nursing, University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Anderson
mesh_terms: 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*
chemical_list: D000276:Adjuvants, Immunologic; D006820:Hyaluronic Acid