Wound dressing

There is disclosed a wound dressing comprised by an assembly of microfungal fibres which have been treated with alkali to expose chitin and chitosan, frozen and freeze dried. The fibres may be derived from vegetative hyphae or from sporangiophores. The assembly may include other fibres, may be bleac...

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Main Authors WALES, DAVID, HAMLYN, PAUL, SAGAR, BRIAN
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
German
Published 07.02.1996
Edition6
Subjects
CHEMICAL ASPECTS OF BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS, ORSURGICAL ARTICLES
DISINFECTION, STERILISATION, OR DEODORISATION OF AIR
HUMAN NECESSITIES
HYGIENE
MATERIALS FOR BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS, OR SURGICALARTICLES
MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE
METHODS OR APPARATUS FOR STERILISING MATERIALS OR OBJECTS INGENERAL
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Summary:There is disclosed a wound dressing comprised by an assembly of microfungal fibres which have been treated with alkali to expose chitin and chitosan, frozen and freeze dried. The fibres may be derived from vegetative hyphae or from sporangiophores. The assembly may include other fibres, may be bleached and incorporate other additives such as silver as an anti-bacterial agent.
Bibliography:Application Number: EP19910201911