Honey impregnated composition dressing having super absorbency and intelligent management of wound exudate and method of making same

A method for preparing a super absorbent, honey-dosed foam/fiber composite wound dressing, gap patterned wound dressing, comprising the steps of:

• placing a layer of super absorbent material substantially over a layer of foam/fiber material;
• placing a layer of a non-woven material substantially over the layer of super absorbent material;
• preparing and placing a layer of a bacterial barrier material substantially over the layer of non-woven material;
• placing a casting layer substantially over the layer of bacterial barrier material;
• heating the layers of foam/fiber, super absorbent material, non-woven material, the bacterial barrier layer, and casting layer to substantially join the layers of foam/fiber, super absorbent material, non-woven material, the bacterial barrier layer, and the casting layer together;
• applying specific amounts of honey to the layer of foam/fiber material to substantially dose a portion of the layer of foam/fiber material with the honey;
• placing a liner layer substantially over the heat sealed layers of honey-dosed foam/fiber, super absorbent material, non-woven material, bacterial barrier layer, and casting liner such that the liner layer is substantially adjacent to the honey-dosed foam/fiber material;
• cutting the heat sealed layers of honey-dosed foam/fiber, super absorbent material, non-woven material, the bacterial barrier layer, and casting layer, and the liner layer;
• placing dressing pouch layers substantially over and under the cut, heat sealed layers of honey-dosed foam/fiber, super absorbent material, non-woven material, the bacterial barrier layer, and the casting layer and the liner layer;
• heating the dressing pouch layers to substantially join the dressing pouch layers together, thereby enclosing the cut, heat sealed layers of honey-dosed foam/fiber, super absorbent material, non-woven material, the bacterial barrier layer, and the casting liner and the liner layer together;
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• cutting the heat sealed, dressing pouch layers enclosing the super absorbent, honey-dosed foam/fiber composite, gap patterned wound dressing to form individual super absorbent, honey-dosed foam/fiber composite wound dressings.