Polymeric materials for chronic wound and burn dressings

A. Agarwal; J. F. McAnulty; M. J. Schurr; C. J. Murphy; N. L. Abbott

doi:10.1533/9780857093301.2.186

Polymeric materials for chronic wound and burn dressings

A. Agarwal, J. F. McAnulty, M. J. Schurr, C. J. Murphy, N. L. Abbott

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Abstract

The correct balance of moisture in the wound healing environment has widely been accepted to increase the rate of wound healing and has resulted in the design of advanced moisture-retentive polymeric wound dressings. This chapter reviews various types of wound dressings currently used in clinics, and identifies design elements that promote optimal control of moisture in burns and chronic wounds. Polymer dressings for different wound types and different stages of wound healing are described with a focus on polymeric materials that give them their specific attributes.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Advanced Wound Repair Therapies
Publisher	Elsevier Inc.
Pages	186-208
Number of pages	23
ISBN (Print)	9781845697006
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1533/9780857093301.2.186
State	Published - Jun 2011

Keywords

Burns
Chronic wounds
Infection
Moisture
Polymers
Wound dressings

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Medicine(all)
Dentistry(all)

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