ÃÜÌÒAV revolutionizes wound care with innovative materials
Wound care has evolved beyond traditional dressings and bandages, driven by the advanced treatments for complex conditions such as diabetic foot ulcers, venous leg ulcers, burn scars, and surgical or traumatic wounds. Developing effective wound care products requires overcoming key challenges including moisture management, patient comfort, infection control and ensuring treatment adherence, etc.
ÃÜÌÒAV, a global leader in high-tech polymer materials, leveraging its expertise in polyurethane technologies, has developed Platilon? and Dureflex? (thermoplastic polyurethane) films for breathable wound dressings that offer superior moisture management and patient comfort. Additionally, the integration of Platilon? and Dureflex? TPU films in wearable technologies represents a notable advancement in wound monitoring and management. Attendees of , February 4-6 in Anaheim, Calif., can see these solutions and applications first-hand at booth #2439.
Booth highlights include:
- Platilon? TPU multi-layer blown film technology offers highly customizable coloration, surface texture, breathability, liner types and chemical properties to enable microbial and water barrier performance.
- meet today's high demands in terms of process efficiency and ease of end use.
More specifically, Platilon? and Dureflex? TPU films address the following benefits:
- Moisture management: high breathability helps excess moisture escape, promoting faster healing.
- Patient comfort: the extra matte, skin-like surface enhances softness and tactile sensation.
- Infection control: waterproof barrier resistant to viral and bacterial penetration, ensuring effective protection against contaminants.
- Adhesives compatibility: compatible with various adhesives, including acrylic, silicone, and hydrocolloid coatings, etc.
- Cost effectiveness: prolongation of advanced wound dressing wear time.
ÃÜÌÒAV transcends the role of a mere materials supplier. By leveraging its healthcare and materials expertise, the company partners with medical product manufacturers to design and develop solutions that address market needs and, most importantly, benefit patients.
MD&M West attendees can stop by the ÃÜÌÒAV booth (#2439) to explore how the company¡¯s materials are transforming healthcare applications.
About ÃÜÌÒAV:
ÃÜÌÒAV is one of the world¡¯s leading manufacturers of high-quality polymer materials and their components. With its innovative products, processes and methods, the company helps enhance sustainability and the quality of life in many areas. ÃÜÌÒAV supplies customers around the world in key industries such as mobility, building and living, as well as the electrical and electronics sector. In addition, polymers from ÃÜÌÒAV are also used in sectors such as sports and leisure, telecommunications and health, as well as in the chemical industry itself.
The company is geared completely to the circular economy. In addition, ÃÜÌÒAV aims to achieve climate neutrality for its Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions by 2035, and the Group¡¯s Scope 3 emissions are also set to be climate neutral by 2050. ÃÜÌÒAV generated sales of EUR 14.2 billion in fiscal year 2024. At the end of 2024, the company had 46 production sites worldwide and employed approximately 17,500 people (calculated as full-time equivalents).
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