Hydrogel Sheet Wound Care Facts from AquaMed
Hydrogel Sheets are excellent for wound care and burn care. Hydrogel Sheet dressings are available in standard sizes, 4"x4", in foil pouches, or in 2"x2" hydrogel sheet form. Hydrogel Sheet Dressings are available in custom sizes and specs as well. AquaMed also produces silver Hydrogel Sheets which provide the addition benefit of antimicrobial functions as well. Hydrogel Dressings from AquaMed use a cross-linked polymer gel containing high water content hydrogel that may be manufactured in sterile and non-sterile forms.
- Functions of Hydrogel Sheets in Necrotic Tissue Wound Care Applications
- Hydrogel sheets are ideal for creating or maintaining a moist environment at the wound site. Some sheets provide desloughing and debriding properties as well as high absorbtion rates to necrotic and fibrotic tissue.
- AquaMed's hydrogel sheets are made with an electron beam, not chemically linked, creating a cross-linked polymer gel in sheet form.
- Advantages
- Extremely effective in hydrating wound site and liquefying necrotic tissue on the wound.
- A cooling, soothing effect increasing patient comfort and acceptance.
- AquaMed gels do no bond with the skin, providing for easy removal without damaging the wound bed.
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