Disclosed is a haemostatic material comprising a carrier layer, an adhesive layer comprising a bonding agent wherein the bonding agent is a meltable material operable to bond the haemostat and the carrier layer using heat, and a material for wound contact comprising at least one haemostat in particulate, granular, powder, flake or short fibrous form, wherein the haemostat comprises a chitosan salt such as chitosan acetate, chitosan lactate, chitosan succinate, chitosan malate, chitosan sulphate, or chitosan acrylate. Also disclosed is a method of manufacturing a haemostatic material according as defined above, comprising the steps of: i. providing a carrier layer； and ii. contacting a quantity of a haemostat to the carrier layer, wherein the haemostat is in particulate, granular, powder, flake or short fibrous form, wherein the haemostat comprises a chitosan salt, wherein the haemostat is maintained in contact with the carrier layer using an adhesive layer comprising a bonding agent wherein the bonding agent is a meltable material.
