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EFFECTS OF WOUND DRESSINGS ON SKIN PROPERTIES

L. I. Ciortea1,* , R. E. Imhof2

Affiliation

  1. INCDTIM, 71-103 Donath Str., P.O.Box 700 RO-400293 Cluj-Napoca 5, Romania
  2. London South Bank University ,103 Borough Road, SE15 5AN London, UK

Abstract

The hydration and occlusiveness effects on intact human skin of three different wound dressings (Silgel, Mepiform and Opsite Flexigrid) were compared. The results showed that Silgel is more occlusive than Mepiform and Opsite Flexigrid. Thus, if hydration aids wound healing, then Silgel may be more effective than the other two..

Keywords

Wound dressing, Skin hydration, TEWL, Transepidermal water loss, Occlusiveness.

Submitted at: Aug. 22, 2005
Accepted at: Nov. 24, 2005

Citation

L. I. Ciortea, R. E. Imhof, EFFECTS OF WOUND DRESSINGS ON SKIN PROPERTIES, Journal of Optoelectronics and Advanced Materials Vol. 7, Iss. 6, pp. 2925-2929 (2005)