Artificial skin
AssigneeKoninklijke Utermohlin N.V.
InventorsEtienne J. C. M. P. Lommen, Charles R. H. Wildevuur, Wouter L. J. Hinrigs
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Abstract
A material which transmits wound moisture, made up of an upper layer of an elastomer having a thickness of 0.01-0.2 mm which is provided with pores having a diameter not exceeding 0.7 .mu.m and a pore density of 1-75% of the surface, and a lower layer of an elastomer having a thickness of 0.05-1 mm which is provided with macropores having a diameter of 50-200 .mu.m, at least some of the walls of said macropores being provided with micropores having a diameter of 0.1-0.25 .mu.m, is provided. The material of the invention meets a number of conditions making it suitable for the use of artificial skin.
Claims10
Artificial skin which transmits wound moisture, comprising
- (a) an upper layer of an elastomer having a thickness of 0.01-0.2 mm which is provided with pores having a diameter not exceeding 0.7 .mu.m and a pore density of 1-75% of the surface, and
- (b) a lower layer of an elastomer having a thickness of 0.05-1 mm which is provided with macropores having a diameter of 50-200 .mu.m interspersed throughout the thickness of said lower layer with micropores having a diameter of 0.1-0.25 .mu.m.
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