Film Dressings


They are made up of thin polyurethane material coated with pressure sensitive acrylic adhesive. They are waterproof, permeable to moisture, vapour and atmospheric gases, and impermeable to microorganisms.

Island Dressings


They are composed of a non-adherent absorbent pad with a breathable and conformable adhesive backing which forms a protective barrier against microorganisms.

Hydrocolloid


An absorbent, waterproof dressing that consists of Carboxymethyl Cellulose (CMC), gelatin and pectin, which forms a gel when it absorbs wound exudate.


Alginates

A highly absorbent dressing made up of soft fibres of calcium alginate.


Hyaluronic Acid Based product

Hyaluronic acid is a linear polysaccharide which has role at every stage of wound healing right from inflammatory phase to remodeling phase.


Antimicrobial Dressing

A wound dressing containing an antimicrobial agent that will kill or prevent the growth of infection causing microbes.


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