Modern wound dressings and their application

Use of polysaccharide fibres for modern wound dressings

Wound dressings.

There are currently hundreds of dressings on the market to aid in wound management. Before selecting a dressing for a particular wound, a practitioner must assess carefully the needs of the wound to understand which dressing would provide maximal benefit. Frequently, there is not one clear best choice, and it is crucial that the pros and cons of each dressing modality be understood. This articl...

Gelling alginate dressings and their contribution to wound management

Posnett and Franks (2008) have calculated that 200,000 people in the UK have a chronic wound, with an estimated treatment cost of between £2.3billion and £3.1billion per year. Chronic wounds have proven costly to the NHS due to prolonged treatment periods, frequent dressing changes, more nursing time used and the potential for further deterioration (Harding et al, 2007). The challenge of chroni...

Skin adhesives and their role in wound dressings

Mark Rippon is Medical Marketing Manager, Mölnlycke Health Care, Gothenburg, Sweden; Richard White is Professor of Tissue Viability, University of Worcester, Worcester, UK; Phil Davies is Clinical and Scientific Information Manager, Mölnlycke Health Care, Gothenburg, Sweden Skin adhesives play an important role in keeping wound dressings in place. Unfortunately, if dressings incorporate adhesiv...

Wound dressings – a review

Wound healing is a dynamic and complex process which requires suitable environment to promote healing process. With the advancement in technology, more than 3000 products have been developed to treat different types of wounds by targeting various aspects of healing process. The present review traces the history of dressings from its earliest inception to the current status and also discusses th...

Textile-based smart wound dressings

Efforts have been made during the last few years towards the development of new artificial wound coverings which will meet the requirements necessary for the treatment of major skin wounds. Research has been mainly focused on achieving the specifications of an ideal wound dressing, such as hydrogel technologies providing products suitable for applications in biomedical, personal care as well as...