Key Features of Granuflex Dressings

Description Improved Formulation Granuflex consists of a thin polyurethane foam sheet bonded onto a semipermeable polyurethane film, which is impermeable to exudate and micro-organisms including the HIV virus. The surface of the dressing to be placed in contact with the wound is coated with a cross-linked adhesive mass containing a dispersion of gelatin, pectin and carboxy-methylcellulose together with other polymers and adhesives forming a fexible wafer. When the dressing comes into contact with wound exudate, the polysaccharides and other polymers absorb water and swell, forming a gel. The moist conditions produced under the dressing promote fibrinolysis, angiogenesis and wound healing, without causing maceration. The gel which is formed as a result of the absorption of wound exudate is not mobile and free running but held within the structure of the adhesive matrix. The hydroactive mechanism of the Granuflex range of dressings, whereby the adhesive seal over the wound forms a chamber that becomes filled with exudate and thus exerts a back pressure into the wound to reduce further exudate production, further adds to Granuflex's exudate management capacity. As Improved Formulation Granuflex is waterproof, the patient may bath or shower with the dressing in position.

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