Biofore Magazine 2022

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Moist healing

FibDex® Made from wood based nanocellulose, FibDex is a wound care dressing created by UPM in collaboration with researchers and healthcare personnel. It's used to treat skin graft donor sites and it has been found to accelerate healing.

Researcher George D. Winter was the first to discover that keeping a wound in an optimal moist environment promoted healing. The method became common practice over the following decades.

1960 s

1950 s Synthetic dressings Emerging synthetic materials such as nylon and polyethylene gave researchers and doctors new means to better protect injuries and even accelerate the natural healing process.

1970 s Hydrogel

2020 s

Composed of complex hydrophilic polymers, hydrogel dressings provide optimal conditions for tissue regeneration and a cooling effect that is helpful in alleviating pain.