Development of a Benchtop Model for Evaluating the Compatibility of Wound Dressing Materials with Negative Pressure Wound Therapy SystemsHaley Pruitt 1, Andrew Blass Watson 1, J Amber Jennings 1, Joel D. Bumgardner 1
1Joint Graduate Biomedical Engineering Program, University of Memphis-University of Tennessee Health Science Center
This study presents a benchtop model designed to evaluate the compatibility of wound dressing materials with negative pressure wound therapy systems by assessing pressure and fluid collection over 72 h under continuous and intermittent pressure settings.