3M™ Silvercel™ Non-Adherent Hydro-Alginate Antimicrobial Dressing with Silver with Easylift™ Precision Film Technology

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    Silvercel™ Non-Adherent Hydro-Alginate Antimicrobial Dressing with Silver is a nonwoven pad composed of alginate, carboxymethylcellulose (CMC) and silver coated nylon fibres, with a non-adherent wound contact layer.

    Efficacy you can trust value you can count on

    • effective & sustained antimicrobial action for the entire wear time1,4,6*
    • more absorbent than leading competitor*
    • up to 20% more cost effective than the leading brand8

    The pain of dressing change easily removed1,2

    Easylift™ Precision Film Technology provides:

    • Easy and pain free removal1,2
    • Effective protection of the newly formed tissue5
    • Strong tensile strength when wet, to ensure intact removal of dressing for minimal residue5

    Antimicrobial action

    In vitro performance demonstrates the silver-coated fibres help protect the wound from bacterial contamination and infection.


    • Effective against a broad spectrum of wound pathogens including MRSA, MRSE and VRE1,4*
    • Sustained release of silver ions for up to 7 days6*

    Absorbency

    • Helps minimise the risk of maceration
    • Optimally spaced perforations allow ‘free flow’ of exudate into the dressing4
    • Helps maintain a moist wound environment beneficial to wound healing2
    • Manages moderate to highly exuding wounds

    Atraumatic, intact removal

    In vitro performance demonstrates lower adherence vs competitor brands6

  • References:

    1. Clark R, Del Bono M, Stephens SA, Abioye O, Bayliff S. Simulated in use tests to evaluate a Non-Adherent Antimicrobial silver alginate wound dressing. Presented at the Symposium on Advanced Wound Care 2009, April 26-29, 2009, Dallas, TX 2009.
    2. Gray D. SILVERCEL Non-Adherent dressing: taking the pain out of antimicrobial use. Wounds UK 2009; 5(4).
    3. Price P, et al. Dressing-related pain in patients with chronic wounds: an international patient perspective. IWJ 2008; 5(2): 159–171.
    4. Clark R and Bradbury S. SILVERCEL® Non-Adherent made easy. Wounds International 2010; 1(5).
    5. Hart, J. and Bell, A. Evaluation of a novel non-adherent antimicrobial silver alginate/CMC wound dressing in the porcine partial-thickness excisional wound model, Poster, Presented at Wounds UK November 2009; Harrogate, UK
    6. Clark R, Stephens SA, Del Bono M, Abioye O, Bayliff S. The Evaluation of Absorbent Silver containing Dressings In Vitro.  Presented at Wounds UK November 2009; Harrogate, UK
    7. International case series: using SILVERCEL NON-ADHERENT: case studies. London: Wounds International, 2012
    8. UK NHS Drug Tariff costs. October 2020

    *As demonstrated in vitro

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