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

 
9781420094893: Advanced Textiles for Wound Care (Woodhead Publishing in Textiles)

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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...a detailed and thorough look into this exciting application of textiles., International Textile and Apparel Association
Scholars, textile producers and medical personnel would easily find value in this volume of the Woodhead Textile Series., International Textile and Apparel Association

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9781845692711: Advanced Textiles for Wound Care (Woodhead Publishing Series in Textiles)

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ISBN 10:  1845692713 ISBN 13:  9781845692711
Publisher: Woodhead Publishing, 2009
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