Compositions with reactive ingredients, and wound dressings, apparatuses, and methods
View Patent ↗Wound dressings and wound inserts comprising substantially dry reactive agents, methods of forming wound inserts comprising dry reactive agents, and wound-treatment methods.
1. A wound insert, comprising:
an open-celled foam configured to be disposed between a wound and a drape adapted to be coupled to skin adjacent the wound; and
a liquid solution comprising an antimicrobial agent, the liquid solution disposed within the foam and configured to release hypochlorous acid, wherein the liquid solution comprises a hypochlorite salt.
2. The wound insert of claim 1 , further comprising a container enclosing the foam and configured to prevent evaporation of the liquid solution.
3. The wound insert of claim 2 , wherein the container comprises a foil pouch.
4. The wound insert of claim 2 , wherein the container comprises a plastic pouch.
5. The wound insert of claim 1 , wherein the open-celled foam comprises a silicone foam having a porosity sufficient for communicating negative pressure.