by Tom Graham | Apr 25, 2024
Topic Five: Enzyme Alginogel Wound care dressings are enzyme alginogel, comprise of hydrated alginate polymers in a polyethylene glycol (PEG), matrix embedded with a currently patented antimicrobial enzymatic complex. The antimicrobial enzymes are GLG glucose oxidase...
by Tom Graham | Apr 25, 2024
Topic Two: Introduction to Antimicrobial Dressings Your browser does not support the video tag. Antimicrobial dressings have antimicrobial agents added to wound dressings to prevent wound contamination and normally act as a barrier, either to prevent microbes from...
by Tom Graham | Apr 15, 2024
Topic Nine: Topical Negative Pressure Therapy Topical negative pressure therapy (TNP) is a device which applies a universal negative pressure to a wound to encourage blood flow and faster granulation (Baxendall, 1996). It also removes exudate, reduces bacteria...
by Tom Graham | Apr 15, 2024
Topic Eight: Protease Modulators Chronic wounds are characterised by a prolonged inflammatory phase. Integral to chronicity are elevated levels of tissue-degrading enzymes and matrix metalloprotease (MMPs) (Lobmann et al., 2002; Schultz & Cullen, 2017). MMPs are a...
by Tom Graham | Apr 15, 2024
Topic Seven: PHMB PHMB, also known as the antimicrobial/antiseptic Polyhexamethylene biguanide, polyhexanide, is relatively new to the UK wound care market. PHMB has been used for over 60 years in a wide range of applications, from swimming pool sanitisers to...