Wound dressing
AssigneePaul Hartmann AG
InventorMartin Junginger
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a multilayered wound dressing particularly for wound treatment in the granulation and epithelization phase. The wound dressing comprises a) a first layer as a wound contact layer having a first side and a second side, and b) at least one second layer as an absorbent layer having a first side and a second side and comprising a hydrophilic polyurethane foam, wherein the polyurethane foam comprises a water fraction of at least 10% by weight of water.
Claims20
A multilayered wound dressing comprising
- a) a first layer as a wound contact layer having a first side and a second side, and
- b) at least one second layer as an absorbent layer having a first side and a second side and comprising a hydrophilic polyurethane foam,
- wherein the polyurethane foam comprises a water fraction of at least 10% by weight of water.
A process for producing a multilayered wound dressing comprising a polyurethane foam as an absorbent layer, the process comprising the steps of:
- a) providing a polyurethane foam,
- b) applying at least 10% by weight of water to the polyurethane foam, and
- c) laminating the water-containing polyurethane foam of step b) to a wound contact layer.
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