A hydrogel dressing is a medical dressing based on hydrogels, flexible three dimensional hydrophilic structures that absorb polar wound exudate and allow oxygen to diffuse at the wound bed to accelerate healing. Hydrogel dressings can be designed to prevent bacterial infection, retain moisture, promote adhesion to tissue, and meet the basic requirements of biocompatibility, and to promote a wound bed environment that supports angiogenesis and the recruitment of fibroblasts.
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Hydrogel dressing is a medical dressing based on hydrogels, flexible, three-dimensional hydrophilic structures.
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