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Surgical Dressing Material
Surgical dressing material is applied on the wound to expedite the process of healing and prevent
further harm due to wound exposure.
The dressing material can be primarily divided as
• Wound care layer and
• Bandage
Bandage holds the wound care layer in place. Wound care products which are adhesive in nature are
also available in the market. The bandage can also be used on standalone basis in case of orthopaedic
cases (e.g. crepe bandage). The type of dressing used varies based on the type of wound and location
of the wound.
Typically, the wound care products consist of:-
• Absorbent pad
• Non-adhering/dressing
• Adhering pads or adhesive plaster
The wound contact material is available in both woven and non-woven forms.
The bandage products consist of:-
• Rolled Bandage
• Gauze bandage
• Elastic/Non-elastic bandage
• Light support bandage
Product characteristics
The materials included under surgical dressings are: Rolled bandages, Crepe bandages, Plaster-of-
Paris bandages, Absorbent gauze pack, plaster, absorbent pads and surgical pads.
The raw materials for surgical dressings are cotton fibre, viscose and acrylic. The functional
properties like absorbency are improved for dressing material. Additionally, these products could be
sterilised or non-sterilised. The wound contact layer is either woven medicated layer or non-woven
medicated layer. The wound contact layer is non-adherent and allows new tissue to develop easily.