LBF® 'no-sting' barrier wipes: skin care using advanced silicone technology
LBF® 'no-sting' barrier wipes: skin care using advanced silicone technology
The past decade has seen a huge growth in the application of silicone-based products to the healthcare market, with this technology finding its way into diverse areas ranging from the manufacture of disposable contact lenses to urinary catheters, and the development of a new generation of wound and skin care products. However, the current development of topical silicone treatments to protect the skin is not a new idea, but rather a renaissance, with the first of these products being developed in the 1940s as a substance known as 'water glass' or sodium silicate. Although the years have past, the challenges for nursing remain the same, with the need to protect vulnerable areas of the skin and the prevention of skin breakdown forming one of the cornerstones of professional care across all spheres of practice. This article considers the role that silicone-based barrier films, such as CliniMed's LBF®, can play in the prevention and management of skin breakdown.
Barrier films, LBF, Silicon, Skin care
472-476
Voegeli, David
e6f5d112-55b0-40c1-a6ad-8929a2d84a10
2008
Voegeli, David
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Voegeli, David
(2008)
LBF® 'no-sting' barrier wipes: skin care using advanced silicone technology.
British Journal of Nursing, 17 (7), .
Abstract
The past decade has seen a huge growth in the application of silicone-based products to the healthcare market, with this technology finding its way into diverse areas ranging from the manufacture of disposable contact lenses to urinary catheters, and the development of a new generation of wound and skin care products. However, the current development of topical silicone treatments to protect the skin is not a new idea, but rather a renaissance, with the first of these products being developed in the 1940s as a substance known as 'water glass' or sodium silicate. Although the years have past, the challenges for nursing remain the same, with the need to protect vulnerable areas of the skin and the prevention of skin breakdown forming one of the cornerstones of professional care across all spheres of practice. This article considers the role that silicone-based barrier films, such as CliniMed's LBF®, can play in the prevention and management of skin breakdown.
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Published date: 2008
Keywords:
Barrier films, LBF, Silicon, Skin care
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Local EPrints ID: 54005
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/54005
ISSN: 0966-0461
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