The Exploration of Tissue pH and its Relationship to Bacterial Contamination

Presently, plastic surgeons do not have a methodology for non-invasive, real-time assessment of wound tissue properties. It is of extreme importance to objectively determine the health of wound tissue and the level of bacterial infection before surgical closure of the wound is attempted. Wounds that...

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Main Author: Shorrock, Susan M.
Other Authors: Stevan Kun, Advisor
Format: Others
Published: Digital WPI 2000
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Online Access:https://digitalcommons.wpi.edu/etd-theses/319
https://digitalcommons.wpi.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1318&context=etd-theses