A WOUND DRESSING FOR ACCELERATING A WOUND HEALING PROCESS CHARACTERIZED BY A DRY AND SOLID CELLULOSE DERIVATIVE FILM THAT HAS NEGLIGIBLE EROSION IN SIMULATED WOUND FLUID WHEREIN THE CELLULOSE DERIVATIVE FILM COMPRISES OF SODIUM CARBOXYMETHYLCELLULOSE (NaCMC). THE PRESENT INVENTION, A SODIUM CARBOXYMETHYLCELLULOSE (NaCMC) FILM (1) MAY BE COUPLED TO AN ADHESIVE MATERIAL (2) TO FORM AN ADHESIVE BANDAGE (3). FURTHERMORE, THE PRESENT INVENTION MAY FURTHER INCORPORATE A MEDICAMENT FOR PROMOTING WOUND HEALING. MOREOVER, THE PRESENT INVENTION MAY FURTHER INCORPORATE A PHARMACEUTICALLY ACCEPTABLE EXCIPIENT. ACCOMPANYING DRAWINGS: FIGURE 1
