Wound dressing control and activation

Wound dressing comprising a cover layer 18200 configured to form a seal around the wound, a nitrite providing layer 18600 comprising a nitrite salt, an acid providing layer 18400 positioned below the cover layer, comprising acidic groups, wherein the acid-providing layer comprises a window at the ce...

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Hauptverfasser: Maria Aspioti, Michael Brown, Neill John Rawson, Daniel James Fitzgerald, Varuni Rachindra Brownhill, Latifa Giaffar, Anna Elizabeth Smith, Mark John Ellerington, Nicholas Charlton Fry, Edward Yerbury Hartwell, Anthony Colin Dagger, Iain Webster, Liam Thomson, Victoria Jody Hammond
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Zusammenfassung:Wound dressing comprising a cover layer 18200 configured to form a seal around the wound, a nitrite providing layer 18600 comprising a nitrite salt, an acid providing layer 18400 positioned below the cover layer, comprising acidic groups, wherein the acid-providing layer comprises a window at the centre, and a central absorbent material 18450 positioned within the window of the acid providing layer for absorbing wound exudate. When the wound dressing is applied, the acid-providing layer may be positioned above a skin around the wound or an edge of the wound, and/or the central absorbent material may be positioned above the wound. The central absorbent layer may be fully encompassed by the acid-providing layer. The dressing may further comprise an acquisition distribution layer 18800 configured to horizontally wick fluid; and/or a frame layer 18100 defining a window 18110 at the centre, wherein the nitrite-providing layer may be positioned within the frame layer window. The acid-providing layer may comprise xerogel or hydrogel. Also disclosed a wound dressing comprising a cover layer, a nitrite providing layer, and an acid providing layer positioned below the cover layer, wherein the acid-providing layer comprises a window at the centre of the layer.