Preferred Label : Ionic Silver-Impregnated Sodium Carboxymethylcellulose Antimicrobial Dressing;
NCIt definition : A textile fiber dressing composed of ionic silver-impregnated sodium carboxymethylcellulose
with potential wound-healing and antimicrobial activities. Ionic silver-impregnated
sodium carboxymethylcellulose antimicrobial dressing inhibits microbial growth and
promotes wound healing while protecting the wound site from external factors that
may cause pain, promote infection, or slow the natural wound healing process. Ionic
silver has a high affinity for negatively charged side groups on microbial cell proteins.
Upon binding, ionic silver alters the molecular structure of proteins with a role
in normal microbial cell functions thereby interfering with cell wall synthesis, transcription,
translation, electron transport across membranes and protein folding, resulting in
microbial cell death.;
Drug name : Aquacel AG With Hydrofiber;
NCI Metathesaurus CUI : CL388465;
Origin ID : C82679;
UMLS CUI : C2826376;
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