MEDSTOCK HYDROCOLLOID

Description:

•                                         Excellent absorption capability for low exudate wounds
•                                         When the thickness of the Medstock Hydro is 0.4mm thick:

-          Moisture Permeability: 0.34g/10cm2/24hrs/37°C

-          Hygroscopic ability: 2.40g/10cm2/24hrs/37°C

-          Hygroscopic capacity: 2.74g/10cm2/24hrs/37°C 

•                                         Hygroscopic capability: 2.83g/24hrs/37°C
•                                         pH 5.7 Acid and Alkali resistance pH 3-12

Characteristics:

•                Facilitates debridement of wound
•                Swells in the presence of exudate, releasing a gel which maintains a moist environment
•                Reduces pain by keeping nerve endings moist
•                Waterproof, protecting wound from microbial invasion
•                Non-adherent and easy to remove

Applications:

•                Suitable for low exudate wounds only
•                I-II degree bedsores
•                Superficial and small burns
•                Skin grafts, donor sites and surgical wounds
•                For granulating and epithelialising wounds
•                Suitable on necrotic tissue to rehydrate and facilitate debridement
•                Suitable as a retention dressing to hydrogels
•                Should not be used on infected wounds