Medstock Hydro is efficient and affordable elastic dressing made of pressure sensitive adhesive with carboxymethylcellulose (CMC) hydrophilic granules that contribute to wound healing

Description

• Excellent absorption capability for low exudate wounds
• When the thickness of the Medstock Hydro is 0.4mm thick:
  • Moisture Permeability: 0.34g/10cm2/24hrs/37°C
  • Hygroscopic ability: 2.40g/10cm2/24hrs/37°C
  • Hygroscopic capacity: 2.74g/10cm2/24hrs/37°C
• Hygroscopic capability: 2.83g/24hrs/37°C
• pH 5.7 Acid and Alkali resistance pH 3-12

Characteristics

• Facilitates debridement of wound
• Swells in the presence of exudate, releasing a gel which maintains a moist environment
• Reduces pain by keeping nerve endings moist
• Waterproof, protecting wound from microbial invasion
• Non-adherent and easy to remove

Applications

• Suitable for low exudate wounds only
• I-II degree bedsores
• Superficial and small burns
• Skin grafts, donor sites and surgical wounds
• For granulating and epithelialising wounds
• Suitable on necrotic tissue to rehydrate and facilitate debridement
• Suitable as a retention dressing to hydrogels
• Should not be used on infected wounds