Product Focus

Cutimed Sorbact: A range of bacteria binding dressings and swabs that effectively reduce bacterial burden in wounds. Some of the features and benefits are below:

Coated with a fatty acid derivative (DACC) that reduces bioburden by binding microbes to the dressing fibres, which minimises endotoxin release as bacteria is not lysed, unlike other bactericidal dressings, such as honey or silver, where bacterial cell death occurs potentially releasing endotoxins that delay wound healing.

DACC coating has not shown signs of developing bacterial resistance, if antimicrobial resistant bacteria are a concern instead of silver impregnated dressings, which have shown signs of bacterial resistance, Sorbact can be applied reducing the use of topical antimicrobials.

Can be used at any phase of healing as it does not release any active substance into the wound bed but still minimises microbes colonising without affecting wound bed cells, unlike honey where the acidic pH can inhibit proteases and damage cells vital for healing.