摘要 |
<p>The invention provides an antimicrobially active polymeric flexible material suitable for use in body care applications and a wound dressing comprising such an antimicrobially active material. This material comprises a polymeric substrate having covalently bonded thereto at least one antimicrobially active compound, in particular a quaternary ammonium compound comprising an apolar end chain for penetrating into the cell membrane and a reactive siloxane group. The material according to the invention is hydrophilic and has a relatively high fluid absorption capacity both after saturation of the material and after draining and a relatively small wet out. The wound dressing thus keeps the wound wet, without leaching any antimicrobial agent in the wound, and can be left for quite a long time onto the wound.</p> |