A WOUND DRESSING LAMINATE COMPRISING A LAYER IMPREGNATED WITH AN ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, A METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE WOUND DRESSING LAMINATE AND WOUND DRESSINGS MADE OF THE WOUND DRESSING LAMINATE
A wound dressing laminate (1) comprises a layer (3) impregnated with an antimicrobial agent (4) inserted between an apertured wound-contacting layer (2) and an absorbent non-woven layer (56). Wound dressings made of the wound dressing laminate prevent infection of a wound, do not induce maceration, and absorb exudates at controlled level so as to continuously cleanse the wound bed without drying the wound. Manual cleansing during dressing changes, if any at all, is usually not necessary and significant nursing time can be saved. The laminate is manufactured using the steps of providing the layer (3) impregnated with an antimicrobial agent (4), providing an apertured wound-contacting layer (2) adjacent one side of the layer (3) impregnated with the antimicrobial agent (4), providing an absorbent non-woven layer (5) adjacent the opposite side of the layer (3) impregnated with the antimicrobial agent (4), and laminating the layers (235) together mechanically.
