The American Board of Wound Management is the standard of excellence in multidisciplinary wound certification. 1  The ABWM offers three certifications: 2  Certified Wound Care AssociateÂ® (CWCAÂ®) 3  Certified Wound SpecialistÂ® (CWSÂ®) 4  Certified Wound Specialist PhysicianÂ® (CWSPÂ®)
In classic slime formulations, sodium borate (Borax) or sodium tetraborate is used. When dissolved in water, sodium borate dissociates into sodium ions and borate ions. If a polymer is present like PVA, the borate ions interact with the polymer chains and form weak ionic bonds that make the solution thicker.
Borax is sodium borate, Na2B4O7 â¢10H2O. When borax and school glue are mixed, a more complex polymer forms. The borax molecules bond to the PVA chains, linking them together. This causes the glue to become less like a liquid and more like a solid. The slime created is a type of non-Newtonian fluid. Newtonian fluids, like water, respond in the same way to stress regardless of the rate at which the stress is applied.