Hydrocolloid dressings contain ingredients that form a gel when they mix with bodily fluids, such as pus. They create a moist, protective environment for wounds to heal. Some also use hydrocolloid ...

Using a cold plasma jet to activate hydrogel, researchers have created a dressing with antibacterial and wound-healing properties. The technology could be used as an alternative to current ...

The use of an amorphous hydrogel requires application of a secondary dressing. Trudigan (2000) and Pudner (2001) advocated the use of a semi-permeable film for dry wounds and a foam-type dressing, ...

Hydrogel dressings, which have advanced in recent years ... and injectable and can fill irregularly shaped wounds. The widespread use of high-speed and high-energy weapons in modern warfare ...

A new antibacterial wound dressing is designed to get around that problem, by using proteins instead of conventional antibiotics. The experimental hydrogel skin patch is being developed at Sweden ...