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The characterization of alginate wound dressings with different fiber and textile structures
Author(s) -
Qin Yimin
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
journal of applied polymer science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.575
H-Index - 166
eISSN - 1097-4628
pISSN - 0021-8995
DOI - 10.1002/app.23668
Subject(s) - swelling , textile , sodium alginate , materials science , calcium alginate , fiber , composite material , polymer , wound dressing , wet strength , wound healing , polymer science , sodium , calcium , ultimate tensile strength , surgery , medicine , metallurgy
Abstract Seven commercially available alginate wound dressings with different polymer, fiber, and nonwoven structures were characterized in this study. The performances of these dressings were compared in terms of their absorbency capacities, gel swelling ratios in water and normal saline, wicking of fluid, and dry and wet strengths. Results show that the absorbency and swelling ratios were strongly affected by the guluronate and mannuronate contents of the alginate, the calcium and sodium contents of the fibers, and the nonwoven structures of the dressing. The different types of alginate wound dressings also had significantly different dry and wet strength. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 100: 2516–2520, 2006