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Electrospun nanofibre membranes as wound dressing materials

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posted on 2008-09-02, 00:00 authored by Xin LiuXin Liu, Tong Lin, Jian Fang, G Yao, Xungai Wang
An effective wound dressing is not only able to protect the wound area from its surroundings to avoid infection and dehydration, but also to speed up the healing process by providing an optimum microenvironment for healing, removing any excess wound exudates, and allowing continuous tissue reconstruction. In this study, two biodegradable polymers, polycaprolactone (PCL) and polyvinyl alcohol (PVA), were used to electrospin nanofibre membranes. The wound dressing performances of these two membranes were compared with the wound dressing performances of protein coated membranes and conventional non-woven cotton wound dressings. In addition, fibre morphology, porous structural property, mechanical properties of the nanofibre membranes, and their drainage capacity and wound skin histology were examined.

History

Journal

Advances in science & technology

Volume

57

Pagination

125 - 130

Publisher

Trans Tech Publications

Location

Stafa-Zurich, Switzerland

ISSN

1662-0356

Language

eng

Publication classification

C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal

Copyright notice

2008, Trans Tech Publications, Switzerland