NON-LEACHING ABSORBENT WOUND DRESSING

摘要

An antimicrobial wound dressing (10) having a non-leaching antimicrobial activity (20), releasable antimicrobial and antiprotease agents (40), and a controlled-release bioactive agent (50), such as doxycycline. The wound dressing material is absorbent and acts as a substrate for antimicrobial and antiprotease agents, as well as bioactive agents. Releasable antimicrobial agents and releasable anti-protease agents are ionically stabilized within the device so as to be released from the device in a controlled manner and releasable bioactive agents are also attached to the substrate to assist in wound healing.