Wound dressing product, performance

Turner in 1979P °1 identified the performance criteria for a wound dressing product that would successfully contribute to an acceptable microenvironment. These were to ... 

Figure 12.2 Performance of three wound-dressing products under an odor-absorption test.

Our main interest in this field was the evaluation of materials performance after different exposure times in simulated physiological environments. As a consequence of the products we develop (mostly materials for use in preparation of advanced wound dressings), we tried to simplify the testing environments to simple physico-chemical... 

A review of the wound dressing literature and available products was conducted to assess past developments and their efficacy, as well as to understand the structure and performance of the currently available materials. 

The wound environment may be optimally maintained with a product that has the preferred performance parameters but, nevertheless, is disrupted during the dressing change. The hazards of temperature change and secondary infection may be accompanied by a secondary trauma caused by the dressing adhering to the wound and, on removal, stripping newly formed tissue. 

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