hyphecan

a fingertip cap; made from chitin ((1-4)-2-acetamide-deoxy-beta-D-glucan); has been used in the treatment of burns in China for years

Networked: 2 relevant articles (0 outcomes, 0 trials/studies)

1.	Wounds and Injuries (Trauma) 02/01/1995 - "We have developed a simple, cheap and efficient method of management of fingertip injuries using an occlusive dressing--the fingertip cap (Hyphecan). "
2.	Infections 11/01/2001 - "The infection rate was 2.9% for both Hyphecan and Kaltostat. "
3.	Burns 11/01/2001 - "This finding was encouraging because the cost of Hyphecan is less than 50% of Kaltostat and it may be worthwhile to explore the clinical application of Hyphecan in other area of burns treatment." 11/01/2001 - "The effect of Hyphecan (1-4,2-acetamide-deoxy-B-D-glucan) on skin donor site healing was compared with the standard skin donor site dressing Kaltostat (calcium sodium alginate) in 35 burn patients with 70 skin donor sites prospectively. "

1.	Occlusive Dressings (Occlusive Dressing)