The two liquid components combine during delivery, as a simple redox reaction cross-links the polyvinyl alcohol-based hydrogel in less than one second to form a colorless layer. Shums says the dressing can cool burns and that the research team is still working to incorporate additives that ease intense pain or make the material antibacterial.
Other researchers are also exploring various ways to make OTC liquid bandages antibacterial or match a range of skin tones, says Ibraheem T. Badejo, director of applied research for Closure Medical, a division of Ethicon located in North Carolina. But with these advances in liquid bandages, will traditional adhesive bandages become scarce? Dunshee doubts that the liquid bandage will ever entirely supplant pads and tape because they have one component that liquid bandages don't: a reassuring cushion from the rest of the world.
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Need Help? Membership Categories. Regular or Affiliate Member. Graduate Student Member. Undergraduate Student Member. It is also OK to wash the site with soap and water daily to keep the area clean and prevent infection. Pat the site dry after washing. Do not use any other ointments on the site of the cut. This will weaken the bond and slow the healing process. Beard JM, Osborn J.
Common office procedures. Textbook of Family Medicine. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier Saunders; chap Wound management principles. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier; chap Editorial team. Lacerations - liquid bandage. These products are waterproof, so you can shower or bathe without worry. Applying and Caring for a Liquid Bandage. Create a seal by gently bringing the cut together with your fingers. Apply the liquid bandage over the top of the cut. Spread it from one end of the cut to the other, covering the cut completely.
Hold the cut together for about a minute to give the adhesive enough time to dry. Do not scratch or scrub the site. This will remove the liquid bandage. CRC Press. Accelerated healing of full-thickness skin wounds in a wet environment. Plast Reconstr Surg. Health Canada. Health Products and Food Branch. Nano-porous nitrocellulose liquid bandage modulates cell and cytokine response and accelerates cutaneous wound healing in a mouse model.
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