Title :
Textile composite wound dressing
Author :
London, A.P. ; Tonelli, A.E. ; Hudson, S.M. ; Gupta, B.S. ; Wylie, K.B. ; Spodnick, G.J. ; Sheldon, B.W.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Textile Eng., Chem. & Sci., North Carolina State Univ., Raleigh, NC, USA
Abstract :
Poly lactic acid (PLA), poly ε-caprolactone (PCL), and chitosan (CH) are incorporated into a biodegradable wound dressing. Physical properties of these films, including topography, water vapor permeability, degradation, and bacterial permeation as well as biological effects of toxicity on human fibroblast cells were studied. An in vivo study currently in progress is proposed
Keywords :
biotechnology; cellular biophysics; patient treatment; permeability; polymer films; CH; PCL; PLA; bacterial permeation; biodegradable wound dressing; biological effects; chitosan; degradation; human fibroblast cells; in vivo study; physical properties; poly ϵ-caprolactone; poly lactic acid; textile composite wound dressing; topography; toxicity; water vapor permeability,; Biodegradable materials; Degradation; Humans; Microorganisms; Permeability; Programmable logic arrays; Surfaces; Textiles; Water; Wounds;
Conference_Titel :
Biomedical Engineering Conference, 1995., Proceedings of the 1995 Fourteenth Southern
Conference_Location :
Shreveport, LA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-2083-2
DOI :
10.1109/SBEC.1995.514414
