Journal
INTERNATIONAL WOUND JOURNAL
Volume 17, Issue 5, Pages 1396-1404Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/iwj.13401
Keywords
biomechanical efficacy; medical device-related pressure ulcers; model; pressure injuries; skin tears
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- Medline Industries, Inc. (Northfield, Illinois)
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The objective of this article is to formulate a new bioengineering theoretical framework for modelling the biomechanical efficacy of cyanoacrylate skin protectants, with specific focus on the Marathon technology (Medline Industries, Inc., Northfield, Illinois) and its modes of action. This work details the bioengineering and mathematical formulations of the theory, which is based on the classic engineering theories of flexural stiffness of coated elements and deformation friction. Based on the relevant skin anatomy and physiology, this paper demonstrates: (a) the contribution of the polymerised cyanoacrylate coating to flexural skin stiffness, which facilitates protection from non-axial (eg, compressive) localised mechanical forces; and (b) the contribution of the aforementioned coating to reduction in frictional forces and surface shear stresses applied by contacting objects such as medical devices. The present theoretical framework establishes that application of the cyanoacrylate coating provides considerable biomechanical protection to skin and subdermally, by shielding skin from both compressive and frictional (shearing) forces. Moreover, these analyses indicate that the prophylactic effects of the studied cyanoacrylate coating become particularly strong where the skin is thin or fragile (typically less than similar to 0.7 mm thick), which is characteristic to old age, post-neural injuries, neuromuscular diseases, and in disuse-induced tissue atrophy conditions.
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