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Figure 2. Light microscopy images of the WSCL of the silver-containing fibrous dressings visualising HF-Ag (A); AL-Ag (B). Higher magnification observations of both light and dark fibres visualised within the AL-Ag dressing (C).
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Figure 3. SEM observations of the WSCL of the two silver-containing fibrous dressings, HF-Ag (A); AL-Ag (B). A
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Figure 4. Light microscopy observations of the WSCL of the three silver-containing foam dressings. Foam A (A); foam B (B); foam C with higher magnification observation of raised rims (C).
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Figure 5. SEM observations of the overall structure of the three foam dressings. Foam A (A); foam B (B) and foam C (C).
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Figure 6. SEM observations of the WSCL of the three silver-containing foam dressings. Foam A (A); foam B (B); and foam C (C).
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