ACTIVE WOUND DRESSING MATERIALS

摘要

A wound dressing material comprising discrete particles of a strong cation exchange resin dispersed in a liquid-permeable matrix. Preferred resins are sulfopropyl dextrans and sulfopropyl agaroses. Also provided are wound dressings comprising such materials, and the use of such dressings for the treatment of wounds. The strong cation exchange materials selectively remove elastase from wound fluid.