Acticoat Absorbent with Silcryst nanocrystals is an absorbent Type 1 alginate dressing incorporating nanocrystalline silver on both sides of the dressing to provide antimicrobial protection and absorbency. Features and Benefits • Highly absorbent alginate • Nanocrystalline Silver Antimicrobial barrier • Fast-acting • Long-lasting • Effective barrier to over 150 pathogens in vitro • Helps prevent infection • Reduces risk of colonization • Effective barrier to bacterial penetration • Helps maintain a moist wound environment • Easy to use • Low adherence to the moist wound • Calcium alginate fabric • Absorbs exudate • Fast-acting, kills bacteria in as little as 2hrs in vitro • Acticoat Absorbent dressing provides a long-lasting antimicrobial barrier which helps to prevent and reduce infection • Sustained release of silver into the dressing and to the wound bed to provide antimicrobial protection • Dressing can remain in place for up to 7 days depending on the nature of the wound and level of exudate present • Helps to maintain moist wound healing environment, to assist faster healing • Prevents and reduces infection • Conforms to wound contours • Does not adhere to the delicate tissues in the wound bed • Use as antimicrobial absorbent dressing over partial and full thickness wounds such as: Pressure Ulcers, Venous Ulcers, Diabetic Ulcers, Burns, Donor and Recipient Graft Sites and Cavity wounds • Acticoat Absorbent may be used on infected wounds. Where the product is used on infected wounds the infection should be inspected and treated as per local clinical protocol