New combination for “advanced” wound dressings

Bayer MaterialScience says it has developed a new material combination for “advanced wound care”, which it will unveil during Compamend in in Dusseldorf, Germany from November 12 to 14.

The new product comprises adhesives and films made from polyurethane. The combination teams the group’s Baymedix A adhesives with Platilon films. With “adjustable” adhesive strength, they can be easily removed from the skin without sticking to hair. The product is also breathable, skin-friendly, non-allergenic and formulated without solvents. It’s designed for advanced wound care and negative pressure wound therapy.

"Our developments are aimed primarily at the treatment of chronic wounds," said Martin Hüttner, marketing expert for medical applications. "The products should be well compatible, but also efficient to manufacture."

With the new combination, lamination is removed from the process, as is the hole punching process, due to the breathability of the product.

The Baymedix product line also includes a series of raw materials for wound dressings that support the healing process and offer numerous design possibilities. These are used to manufacture such products as absorbent foams with Baymedix FP and the waterborne polyurethanes Baymedix FD and CD for stretchable backing films as well as for barrier films produced via the dipping process.