Antimicrobial dressing

Abstract

A wound dressing comprises an antimicrobial layer. The antimicrobial layer comprises a knitted silver thread, optionally with a non-metallic thread. The thread or threads may be knitted onto a non-woven sheet of a thermoplastic material. The wound dressing may further comprise any of an absorbent material and a hydrophobic gel and may be used in a system for negative pressure wound therapy.

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