Antimicrobial Dressings for Improving Wound Healing ... | 合法醫療器材資訊網

由OSarheed著作·2016·被引用35次—Polyhexamethylenebiguanide(PHMB)isananotherantisepticandwidelyusedasantimicrobialdressinginwoundhealing.PHMBisknowntobeeffective ...

A wound may be defined as a disruption to the physiological arrangement of the skin cells and a disturbance to its function in connecting and protecting underlying tissues and organs. It may be primary caused by accidental cut, tear, scratch, pressure, extreme temperatures, chemicals, and electrical current, or secondary to surgical intervention or disease (i.e., diabetes, ulcers, or carcinomas) [1]. It ranges from superficial (affecting the epidermis) to partial-thickness (affecting both epidermis and parts of the dermis) and full-thickness (including subcutaneous fat and bones) wounds [2]. Wound healing is a physiological process, by which the living body repairs tissue damages, restores its anatomical integrity, and regains the functionality of the injured parts. A wound can be closed by primary intention or left to heal by secondary intention, and in both ways the healing proces...