Patent ID: 8303551
Filing Date: 2012-11-06
Classification: A61L

Abstract:
1. A wound dressing comprising honey and a moisture-absorbing agent, characterised in that it has a multi-layered structure comprising: a wound-contacting layer composed of a mixture of honey and a moisture-absorbing agent that is sodium alginate, the wound-contacting layer being free from fabric; a water-permeable fabric backing layer, the backing layer being free from honey; and an intermediate layer comprising water-permeable fabric impregnated with the said mixture of honey and moisture-absorbing agent, wherein the same fabric forms the backing layer and intermediate layer and it has a weight of 100-200 gsm, and the total weight of the said mixture in the wound-contacting and intermediate layers is in the range 1500-4500 gsm, and said mixture comprises sodium alginate powder and honey in a ratio in the range 1:(2-5), wherein the backing layer is a fabric layer that forms a continuum with the intermediate layer, and wherein the dressing has a 24 hour moisture vapor transmission rate of at least 20 g per 100 cm