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Advanced Moist Wound Dressing: Classification by Function

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Currently, the therapeutic effect of appropriate wound dressings in the clinical management of wounds is widely accepted. Indeed, it is well established that no wound will heal if the factors that inhibit tissue repair in each stage are not addressed by selecting the appropriate dressing. To do this, clinicians need a good knowledge of the differences between products based on their physicochemical properties and their effective mechanism of action. However, traditional dressing classifications based on product ingredients or guided by TIME concepts are only partially applicable and there is clearly a need to classify dressings based on their function. To date no successful attempt has been made to implement this new classification. This article would like ti present a classification of wound dressings based on their functions.

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  2. Department of Chemistry, University of Florence, Florence, Italy

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  3. Unit of Dermatologic Surgery, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy

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Greco, A., Diego, M., Mennini, N., Cristina, M. (2023). Advanced Moist Wound Dressing: Classification by Function. In: Maruccia, M., Papa, G., Ricci, E., Giudice, G. (eds) Pearls and Pitfalls in Skin Ulcer Management. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-45453-0_8

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