Convatec Aquacel Ag Advantage Surgical Combination is a dressing with a mix of skin-friendly hydrocolloid technology for comfort during body movement, and proprietary Hydrofiber Technology with ionic silver to help manage serosanguinous fluid. The cover layer of polyurethane film provides a viral, waterproof, and bacterial barrier (when intact and with no leakage), for a high-performance dressing. Added ionic silver provides sustained antimicrobial activity for up to fourteen days as demonstrated by in vitro studies.

Features

• Kills a broad spectrum of bacteria within the dressing, including antibiotic-resistant microorganisms
• Sustained antimicrobial activity in dressing up to seven days and prevents microbial reformation
• Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid disodium salt (EDTA) helps break up bacterial aggregates and prevents their formation and reformation
• Silver in the dressing kills microorganisms held within the dressing (including bacteria, yeasts and mold) and provides an antimicrobial barrier to protect the wound bed
• The highly absorbent central Hydrofiber pad absorbs and retains serosanguinous leakage and transforms into a soft gel, which maintains a moist environment to support the body’s healing process.
• Benzethonium chloride (BEC) is a surfactant that reduces the viscosity or surface tension of anything to which it comes in contact, including exudate and microorganisms, which allows for increased mobility of EDTA and ionic silver within the dressing, enhancing the ionic silver's ability to contact and kill microorganisms