Advanced Textiles for Wound Care (Woodhead Publishing in Textiles) - Hardcover

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9781420094893: Advanced Textiles for Wound Care (Woodhead Publishing in Textiles)
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ISBN 10: 1420094890 ISBN 13: 9781420094893
Publisher: CRC Press, 2009

Synopsis

This collection provides a detailed review of how textiles are incorporated into wound care applications, explaining the importance and suitability of using textiles on different wound types. It introduces wound care and covers wound management and the importance of laboratory testing in relation to wound care. It comprehensively reviews the different textile dressings available, moist would management, and bioactive dressings to promote healing. The concluding chapters describe how advanced textiles, such as smart temperature controlled textiles and composites, can be used for wound care products. The final chapter gives an interesting insight into the use of fibrous scaffolds for tissue engineering.

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University of Bolton, UK

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Publisher
CRC Press
Publication date
2009
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1420094890
ISBN 13 
9781420094893
Binding
Hardcover
Edition number
1
Number of pages
384
Editor
Rajendran S.

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