AQUACEL® Ag Advantage dressings provide the essential protection needed for acute and difficult-to-heal wounds that are either infected or prone to infection with varying levels of exudate. They incorporate two powerful technologies: Hydrofiber TM and MORE THAN SILVER TM, which synergistically collaborate to effectively handle biofilm in the dressing.
Convatec Hydrofiber® Technology supports wound recovery.
NEW ADVANTAGE TECHNOLOGY does not just include silver - a distinctive formulation that enhances the antimicrobial potency of ionic silver within the dressing.
Aquacel Ag Advantage 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
- 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
- Silver in the dressing kills microorganisms held within the dressing; the dressing (including bacteria, yeasts and mold) and provides an antimicrobial barrier to protect the wound bed
- Absorbs high amounts of wound fluid and bacteria and creates a soft, cohesive gel that intimately conforms to the wound surface, maintains a moist environment and aids in the removal of non-viable tissue from the wound (autolytic debridement)
- Faster reduction of bacteria within the dressing compared to AQUACEL® Ag Extra, and ACTICOAT.
- Kills a broad spectrum of bacteria within the dressing including antibiotic resistant microorganisms.
- Sustained antimicrobial activity in dressing up to 7 days and prevents microbial reformation.
