Journal of Woundcare Handbook

The professional's guide to wound product selection

Biobrane

Biobrane

Smith+Nephew

Description

Composite dressing containing a silicone membrane with a knitted nylon fabric partially embedded in it. A purified porcine collagen is bound to the fabric. Blood and sera clot in the fabric, adhering the dressing to the wound surface until epithelialisation can occur. Also available in glove form for use on burns of the hand.

Indications

Clean, partial-thickness burn wounds

Contraindications

None listed. For details of precautions please contact supplier.

Sizes Available

5x5cm; 5x11cm; 10x15cm; 15x20cm; glove (paediatric; small; medium; large)

Price

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