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, ...

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 ...

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 ...