Implementation of negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) as a standard of care has proven efficacious in reducing both the healing time and likelihood of nosocomial infection among pressure ulcers and traumatic, combat-related injuries. However, current formulations may not target or dramatically reduce bacterial biofilm burden following therapy. The purpose of this study was to determine the antibiofilm efficacy of an open-cell polyurethane (PU) foam (V.
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