Cuts, scrapes, blisters, burns, splinters, and punctures - there are a number of ways our skin can be broken. Most treatments for skin wounds involve simply placing a barrier over it (usually an ...

A study at Dignity Health Mercy General Hospital showed that use of a special liquid adhesive to increase the durability of driveline (DL) dressings can reduce the risk of infection and improve ...

SAN DIEGO — A San Diego-area surgeon has invented a new post-surgery adhesive bandage that doctors say could be a game changer in preventing infections or other complications. Dr. Mark Mofid created ...

Q: What dressing is best for dry wounds? A: As with wet wounds, there are several questions that need to be asked when determining the best dressing to use. They include: How much exudate does the ...

Waiting for a scar to fade can feel like a bit of a waiting game. But if you’re looking to speed up the healing process, silicone scar sheets might be able to help. Silicone scar sheets are ...

Skin injury results when the skin to adhesive attachment is stronger than skin cell to skin cell attachment. As a result, the epidermal layers separate or the epidermis separates completely from the ...

The active adhesive dressing (AAD) contracts when it heats up to body temperature, allowing it to accelerate the healing of open wounds on the skin. Credit: Wyss Institute at Harvard University A new ...

Tegaderm CHG IV securement dressing (3M) is a sterile, semi-permeable polyurethane adhesive dressing with an integrated gel pad containing 2% w/w chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG). It is used to secure ...

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Adhesive products are selected based on the intended purpose, as well as the anatomic location the adhesive will be attached. An important patient consideration is the type of device being secured; ...