title: Silicone action in the open wound:  a hypothesis.
authors.forename: John E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Greenwood
authors.forename: Marcus J D
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Wagstaff
authors.forename: Ian P
authors.initials: IP
authors.lastname: Mackie
authors.forename: Thomas A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Mustoe
mesh_terms: D000287:Administration, Topical; D000818:Animals; D002056:Burns / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000601:surgery; D017439:Cicatrix, Hypertrophic / Q000517:prevention & control*; D015331:Cohort Studies; D003646:Debridement / Q000379:methods; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015601:Injury Severity Score; D008297:Male; D011817:Rabbits; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D020034:Silicone Gels / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D016038:Skin Transplantation / Q000379:methods; D014945:Wound Healing / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D020034:Silicone Gels