Sol-gel/Ag coating and oxygen plasma treatment effect on synthetic wound fluid sorption by non-woven cellulose material

Abstract

Sol-gel/Ag coating and oxygen plasma treatment eff ect on synthetic wound fl uid sorption by non-woven cellulose material Učinek prevleke sol-gel/Ag in obdelave s kisikovo plazmo na absorpcijo sintetičnih izločkov iz ran pri netkanem celuloznem materialu Abstract Non-woven cellulose material was functionalized using two techniques, i.e. the coating with AgCl via solgel and oxygen plasma. The treatment eff ects were studied regarding the wound fl uid adsorption potential using physiological saline, synthetic exudate and synthetic blood. Plasma treatment was most effi cient since a signifi cant improvement by absorbency rate and capacity was evident, less pronounced in case of synthetic blood. The combination of both treatments showed a similar trend, while the eff ects were less prominent, but still suffi cient by managing fl uid-associated as well as infected wounds.