METHOD OF TREATING WOUNDS WITH A GEL COMPOSITION

摘要

A method of treating wounds by contacting the wound, for a sufficient period of time, with a therapeutically effective amount of a gel composition comprising a continuous phase of starch hydrolysate and sterile water and a dispersed phase of a gelatinization agent, the composition having a viscosity between 29,000 and 37,000 cp. A possible starch hydrolysate is maltodextrin and a possible gelatinization agent is glycerin. The composition may also contain ascorbic acid as well as antibacterial and nutritive agents to promote formation and growth of granulation tissue.