A modern polymer based wound care coating for wound management

Abstract

Pain management at phase 1 of the wound process includes wound cleaning due to the lysis of purulent-necrotic masses, control of the pathogenic microflora, and evacuation of wound discharge. These factors are achievable with a new composite depo-material having the textile base, hydrogel composition based on biopolysaccharide sodium alginate with immobilized active components – proteolytic enzyme of plant origin- papain and antimicrobial salt-like silver. Biosynthesis of silver nanoparticles and its presence in the composition in the cation form increases efficacy and eliminates toxicity of the treatment due to low silver concentration.