Elevated levels of bacterial infection, such as methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), can prolong inflammation and delay chronic wound healing. By reducing levels of bacteria in a non-healing wound, wound healing trajectory could significantly improve.

Quality of MRSA recovered from test dressing following 30 minutes and 24 hours of incubation.

Significantly less MRSA is recovered from Zorflex compared to a competitive antimicrobial dressing, strongly suggesting a bacteriostatic effect.1,2
1. Carney, J. Thomas, H. and Westgate, S. J. Antimicrobial Properties of, and Proteinase Modulation by, an Activated Carbon Cloth. Poster presented at SAWC 2017 2. Carney, J. Thomas, H. and Westgate, S. J. In-Vitro modulation of MMP-1, MMP-2, MMP-9 and Elastase by a range of Wound Dressings. Poster presented at SAWC 2017

Elevated levels of matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) can prolong inflammation and delay chronic wound healing. By reducing excess protease activity in a non-healing wound, wound healing trajectory could significantly improve.

Concentration of MMP-2 and MMP-9 remaining on the dressing following 24 hours of incubation.

Following 24 hours of incubation, there was no MMP-2 or MMP-9 found on the Zorflex dressing, while both strains were recovered from all its competitors 1,2
1. Carney, J. Thomas, H. and Westgate, S. J. Antimicrobial Properties of, and Proteinase Modulation by, an Activated Carbon Cloth. Poster presented at SAWC 2017 2. Carney, J. Thomas, H. and Westgate, S. J. In-Vitro modulation of MMP-1, MMP-2, MMP-9 and Elastase by a range of Wound Dressings. Poster presented at SAWC 2017