What is a superabsorbent wound dressing?

In recent years, the application of the wound moist environment healing theory and moist treatment methods, not only accelerates the healing speed of patients' wounds, reduces wound pain and infection, but also improves patients' satisfaction with hospital treatment.

1.Why do chronic wounds not heal?

During wound healing, acute wounds produce a repairing exudate composed of growth factors to support extracellular matrix production, in contrast, chronic wounds contain inflammatory exudates containing cytokines and proteases, which The secretions may help maintain the inflammatory phase but can have devastating effects on the delicate wound bed and may extend to the periwound surface. Chronic, hard-to-heal wounds often remain in the inflammatory stage, with increasingly watery exudates, predisposing these wounds to biofilm formation and infection. As these conditions further limit the ability of the wound to heal faster, highly absorbent dressings are required to effectively manage these large amounts of exudates.

2.What is a superabsorbent dressing?

Longterm medical superabsorbent dressings are wound dressings composed of special layers of water-absorbing fibers, which are soft and comfortable, and their water absorption rate is 20 times that of ordinary dressings. Quickly absorbs wound exudate while keeping the wound surface moist, this dressing has a non-adherent and hydrophilic wound contact layer that resists reverse osmosis and does not stick to the wound, nor will it be removed when removed the feeling of pain.

3.What chronic wounds can the superabsorbent dressings produced by Longterm medical treatment?

Considering their non-adherent, hydrophilic, and high absorbent capacity, superabsorbent dressings are suitable for a wide range of wounds. In particular, superabsorbent dressings are beneficial for use in many forms of exuding wounds, as listed below:

①Venous ulcer

②Pressure injury

③ Incision and transplant site

④ Burns

⑤ Laceration

4.How can superabsorbent dressings help heal chronic wounds?

The superabsorbent dressing can absorb the excess exudate on the wound surface, while keeping the wound surface properly moist, avoiding wound immersion, and playing the role of two-way humidity regulation. Inflammatory cells in chronic wound exudate are easily combined with the superabsorbent dressing and locked in In a highly absorbent core, it draws harmful bacteria and inflammatory mediators away from the delicate wound substrate. Also, superabsorbent dressings can absorb large amounts of exudates while firmly locking the exudates within the dressing core, which is anti-reverse osmosis, a feature that allows superabsorbent dressings to absorb high levels of exudate, without sticking to the fragile wound substrate, preventing wound bed damage and peri-wound maceration. In addition to their bacteriostatic properties through microbial inhibition and prevention of maceration, superabsorbent dressings offer the advantage of rapid and continuous exudate management.

For more information on Innomed®dressings, refer to the previous articles. If you have customized needs, you are welcome to contact us; we will serve you wholeheartedly.

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Editor: kiki Jia

Date: November1 , 2022