WOUND CARE MATERIALS, DEVICES AND USES

• Main Authors: Dagger, Anthony, Lecomte, Helene Anne
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 20.05.2021
• Subjects: BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; CHEMICAL ASPECTS OF BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS, ORSURGICAL ARTICLES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF,TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, E.G. STENTS; DISINFECTION, STERILISATION, OR DEODORISATION OF AIR; FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; FIRST-AID KITS; FOMENTATION; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HYGIENE; MATERIALS FOR BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS, OR SURGICALARTICLES; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; METHODS OR APPARATUS FOR STERILISING MATERIALS OR OBJECTS INGENERAL; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; PROSTHESES; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS

Material comprising a flexible porous hydrophilic polymer foam or fibre matrix comprising two matrix faces and therebetween a structural matrix framework defining a network of cells, having a cell network surface and therein a network of pores and a powder charge comprising antimicrobial additive and/or wound dressing additive, wherein said powder charge is comprised at said matrix face or faces and/or within said cell network or within said structural matrix framework and wherein said additive is micronized, wherein said micronized additive has single particle size population greater than or equal to 1 micron and/or has loss on drying (L.O.D) less than 2% and/or said powder charge additionally comprises and flowing agent and/or bulking agent wherein micronized additive is co-located with said flowing agent and/or bulking agent, method for the preparation thereof comprising micronizing said additive and dosing powder charge to said matrix or a reactive phase for the manufacture of said matrix, devices comprising said material and uses thereof.