Antimicrobial effect of Exufiber Ag+
Antimicrobial effects of silver-containing wound dressing
Antimicrobial, silver-containing wound dressing is effective in reducing microorganisms and biofilms.
Poster presentation Virtual WUWHS September 2020 by Kristina Hamberg, Microbiologist at Mölnlycke Health Care
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Highly exuding and chronic wounds often contain high levels of microorganisms and biofilms, which can significantly delay the healing process 1 . In response, Mölnlycke Health Care developed an antimicrobial version of the Exufiber® gelling fibre wound dressing.
The antimicrobial dressing, Exufiber Ag+, contains silver, which has been proven effective against a broad range of microorganisms and biofilms 2 3 4 . Pre-clinical testing of the Exufiber® Ag+ antimicrobial dressing has employed several testing methods to simulate different aspects of the dressing’s antimicrobial properties The findings show:
- Exufiber Ag+ is effective in reducing biofilm (in vivo)
- Exufiber Ag+ and its antimicrobial properties have been thoroughly tested and reflect that Exufiber Ag+ is effective against a broad range of pathogens, showing sustained antimicrobial action for up to 8 days
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'References'
- Bjarnsholt T, Eberlein T, Malone M, Schultz G. Management of wound biofilm Made Easy. London: Wounds International 2017; 8(2).
- Davis, S. C., Li, J. , Gil, J. , Head, C. , Valdes, J. , Glinos, G. D., Solis, M. , Higa, A. and Pastar, I. Preclinical evaluation of a novel silver gelling fiber dressing on Pseudomonas aeruginosa in a porcine wound infection model. Wound Rep Reg, 27: 360-365. 2019.
- Hamberg K., Gerner E. and Falkbring S., Mölnlycke Health Care, Gothenburg, Sweden. “In vitro evaluation of the antimicrobial effect of silver-containing fibre dressings”. Poster presented at the Symposium on Advanced Wound Care Spring meeting/Wound Healing Society (WHS) Annual Meeting 2017, Apr 05 - 09, 2017, San Diego, CA, USA.
- Gil J et al. 2017. Evaluation of a Gelling Fiber Dressing with Silver to Eliminate MRSA Biofilm Infections and Enhance the Healing. Poster presented at the Symposium on Advanced Wound Care Spring meeting/Wound Healing Society (WHS) Annual Meeting 2017, Apr 05–09, 2017, San Diego, CA, USA.
