Main types of antimicrobial wound dressings

Antimicrobial agents can be combined with a suitable thickening and gelling agent to prepare creams and ointments with antimicrobial properties. For example, Betadine Solution and Betadine Cream contain 10 and 5% povidone-iodine respectively. It has been shown that these products are effective against MRS A. 

In another example, antimicrobial silver ions are combined with a hydrogel. Silva-Sorb Silver Antimicrobial Wound Gel is an amorphous gel wound dressing for use in moist wound healing. Its SilvaSorb MicroLattice technology maintains an optimally moist wound environment by either absorbing wound drainage or donating moisture while it delivers antimicrobial ionic silver. SilvaSorb Silver Antimicrobial Wound Gel can act as an effective antimiCTobial barrier. 

2 Textile fabric soaked with antimicrobial agents 

A simple way to prepare antimiCTobial wound dressings is to soak a traditional dressing in a hydrogel-containing antimiCTobial agents. For example, some paraffin gauze 

Silverlon is a knitted fabric dressing that has been silver-plated by a chemical plating technique through reduction and oxidation. This technique coats the entire surface of each individual fiber from which the dressing is made, resulting in a very large surface area for the release of ionic silver. 

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