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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 09, 2006
Filed:
Dec. 19, 2001
Sharon L. Greene, Canton, GA (US);
Archel A. Ambrosio, San Antonio, TX (US);
Rosann M. Matthews Kaylor, Cumming, GA (US);
Dave A. Soerens, Neenah, WI (US);
Sohail Malik, Roswell, GA (US);
Sharon L. Greene, Canton, GA (US);
Archel A. Ambrosio, San Antonio, TX (US);
Rosann M. Matthews Kaylor, Cumming, GA (US);
Dave A. Soerens, Neenah, WI (US);
Sohail Malik, Roswell, GA (US);
Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, WI (US);
Abstract
A wound dressing includes a first layer located adjacent the wound and which comprises a material that is bioabsorbable, porous and adapted for serving as a scaffold for cell attachment and proliferation; and a second layer which is in contact with the first layer and which comprises an absorbent, gel forming material adapted for serving as a barrier to cell adhesion and penetration. A method of treating a wound with the dressing is also disclosed.