HYDROGEL COMPOSITES AND WOUND DRESSINGS

摘要

The present invention provides an absorbent hydrogel composite for use in the manufacture of an article for application to a fluid-emitting surface, e.g. a wound, the composite having a laminar structure comprising first and second layers, the first layer being a surface contacting layer comprising a porous net structure having a surface contacting face and an outwardly directed face, the second layer comprising a low-crosslinked absorbent hydrogel disposed over the outwardly directed face of the first layer and arranged so that in use it is in fluid flow communication with the surface through apertures of the net structure.