Antimicrobial dressings effective for treating biofilms in wounds are provided. One embodiment provides a wound dressing containing a silver-releasing conformable substrate and hydrogel containing a therapeutic substance. The hydrogel layer optionally may contain a pattern and/or one or more apertures, and may be secured by an optional non-adherent netting. A preferred substrate is a silver-coated substrate, for example silver-coated nylon. The silver-coated nylon can be a knitted, woven, compound, or complex fabric. Silver fibers can be combined within non-woven fabrics. The silver containing substrate, can be non-adherent and/or may contain one or more apertures, and/or may contain elastane. The dressing optionally contains one or more of: an adhesive layer, a separation layer, a moisture regulation layer, a film layer, and combinations thereof.

To provide a water-absorbing resin composition having both a high centrifuge retention capacity (CRC) and a sufficient urine resistance and a method for producing such a water-absorbing resin composition, an aspect of the present invention is a water-absorbing resin composition having the following properties: (1) A centrifuge retention capacity (CRC) being not less than 35 g/g; (2) A post-degradation-test one-hour eluted soluble component being not more than 19% by mass; (3) An absorbency against pressure 0.7 psi (AAP0.7) being not less than 10 g/g; and (4) A content of a water-absorbing resin in dust being not more than 300 ppm with respect to a total mass of the water-absorbing resin composition.

To provide a water-absorbing resin composition having both a high centrifuge retention capacity (CRC) and a sufficient urine resistance and a method for producing such a water-absorbing resin composition, an aspect of the present invention is a water-absorbing resin composition having the following properties: (1) A centrifuge retention capacity (CRC) being not less than 35 g/g; (2) A post-degradation-test one-hour eluted soluble component being not more than 19% by mass; (3) An absorbency against pressure 0.7 psi (AAP0.7) being not less than 10 g/g; and (4) A content of a water-absorbing resin in dust being not more than 300 ppm with respect to a total mass of the water-absorbing resin composition.

This application generally relates to absorbent articles comprising aqueous-based odor control compositions and non-complexed perfume compositions, applied in patterns which do not substantially overlap, and methods of making the same.

This application generally relates to absorbent articles comprising aqueous-based odor control compositions and non-complexed perfume compositions, applied in patterns which do not substantially overlap, and methods of making the same.

Disclosed is a wound treatment that includes collagen and a gelatin-reducing agent. Also disclosed is a wound dressing including a substrate, collagen, and a gelatin-reducing agent. The collagen and gelatin-reducing agent may be present in any suitable a weight ratio relative to one another, such as a weight ratio of about 0.25:1 to about 4:1 with respect to one another. Also disclosed is a method for promoting wound healing including administering collagen and a gelatin-reducing agent to a wound in need of treatment.

The present invention relates to the field of medical diagnostics and more specifically, to identification of amniotic fluid.

The present invention relates to the field of medical diagnostics and more specifically, to identification of amniotic fluid.

An absorbent article capable of giving a sense of security to a user is provided. The absorbent article includes a nonwoven fabric. The nonwoven fabric includes organic cotton fibers and thermoplastic synthetic fibers. The organic cotton fibers form a plurality of fiber lumps in the nonwoven fabric. The surface of the organic cotton fibers is not coated with a petroleum-derived oil agent.

An absorbent article capable of giving a sense of security to a user is provided. The absorbent article includes a nonwoven fabric. The nonwoven fabric includes organic cotton fibers and thermoplastic synthetic fibers. The organic cotton fibers form a plurality of fiber lumps in the nonwoven fabric. The surface of the organic cotton fibers is not coated with a petroleum-derived oil agent.