Silicone foam dressings combine the advantages of polyurethane foam, which is soft, skin-friendly, elastic, and absorbs exudates vertically, with the advantages of silicone, which is mild in viscosity, safe and irritating, and can be applied repeatedly. It has excellent performance in performance indicators such as exudate absorption, absorption speed, application viscosity, lotion multiple, elasticity coefficient, and softness.
It is used in surgical wounds with more exudate and urology, plastic surgery, orthopedics, and ophthalmology.
Silicone gel foam dressings have a five-layer structure:
1. Silicone gel layer
2. Foam absorbent layer
3. One-way flow layer
4. Highly absorbent liquid storage layer
5. Semi-permeable membrane layer
Advantages of silicone foam dressings:
Unlike traditional gauze, after it absorbs the liquid, the surface layer of the dressing has a porous structure, low surface tension, no adhesion to the wound surface, good air permeability, elasticity, softness, plasticity, lightness, and stable physical and chemical properties. The gas exchange is beneficial for healing wounds, and it will not cause pain to the patient during a dressing change, and the operation is simple and convenient.
On the one hand, the gentle pressure of the foam produces capillary attraction, which has the effect of absorbing liquids and exudates. On the other hand, it reduces the stress of edema wound tissue, which can promote the improvement of microcirculation, which is conducive to the growth of granulation tissue. This process can improve microcirculation and is conducive to developing granulation tissue. This process can prevent inflammation.