Comprised most commonly of polyurethane, foam dressings are polymer substances with small, open cells that absorb wound drainage and keep moisture away from the periwound skin. Foams can have an ...

It is a nonadherent dressing to moist wound beds but adheres ultra-gently to dry skin (Bayer Health Care Partners, 2000). It conforms well to body contours without causing friction. This dressing ...

IT has been pointed out that the normal dry scab on a wound exposed to the air includes a superficial part of the dermis, and it was suggested that this is because the exposed dermal tissue is ...