Easily Applied Long Lasting Dressing Based on POROPLASTIC (Trade Name) Materials. A Long Lasting Controlled-Release Wound Dressing Based on POROPLASTIC Membrane, Delivering Clindamycin and Gentamicin.

Abstract

This report is the result of an opportunity. The opportunity brought together consumer need with a promising technical advance. The U.S. Army Institute of Dental Research (USAIDR) formulated the need for a wound dressing able to inhibit the development of infections when medical attention might not be immediately at hand. The technical advance was POROPLASTIC membrane, a porous plastic developed by Moleculon, Inc., which promised to allow the controlled release of protective antibiotics to wounds. This juxtaposition of need and possible solution occurred in 1982. The U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command recognized the opportunity by awarding a contract to Moleculon for the development of a controlled-release antibiotic wound dressing. (jes)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 21, 1988
Accession Number
ADB129372

Entities

People

  • Arthur S. Obermayer
  • Larry D. Nichols
  • Marie B. Allen
  • Richard N. Hurd
  • S. J. Davidson

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Anti-Infective Agents
  • Bacterial Infections And Mycoses
  • Bandages
  • Biomedical Research
  • Consumers
  • Contracts
  • Diseases And Disorders
  • Infection
  • Materials
  • Membranes
  • Scientific Research
  • Wound Infections

Readers

  • Allergy and Immunology.
  • Systems Analysis and Design
  • Trauma Surgery or Emergency Medicine.