Advanced wound care solutions
Precision lamination & die-cutting wound care for the healthcare market
A leading practitioner in this demanding field, PolarSeal offers unrivalled support and experience in the design and manufacture of advanced wound care products.
Wound care
PolarSeal is a globally recognised wound care manufacturer. Advances in wound care practice have driven huge growth in the design, development, and manufacture of specialist dressings designed to promote rapid healing and pain relief, reduce scarring, and prevent infection, together with quick and infrequent dressing changes. PolarSeal is able to translate your designs from concept to reality with a very wide range of wound care manufacturing options including complete device manufacture, material lamination, and medical contract packing.
Application overview
All wounds, ranging from minor cuts and abrasions to serious ulcerated wounds, require an optimum healing environment in order for healing to occur. There is an almost unlimited number of wound care products that may be required across the full spectrum of modern medical and healing technology. PolarSeal is actively involved in the ongoing development of many of these including:
- Island dressings
- Foam adhesive dressings
- Hydrogel woundcare and hydrocolloid dressings
- Semi-permeable dressings
- Absorbent dressings
- Silicone adhesive and PU gel dressings
- Compression dressings
- Non-adhesive foam dressings
- Impregnated active dressings
- Antimicrobial dressings
Materials
In correlation with an extensive portfolio of leading-brand products, PolarSeal has a global material selection process to ensure every design can be achieved. Materials include:
- PU films and foams
- Adhesive and non-adhesive non-wovens
- Hydrocolloids and hydrogels
- Silicone and PU gel adhesives
- Skin friendly and medically approved adhesives
- Active ingredients for advanced woundcare
- Breathable and pattern coated adhesives
In-house packing
Our full in-house in-line packaging option provides our clients with complete service and absolute assurance of no risk of transportation contamination. Pouched and sterilised product in shelf-ready cartons to the global market ensures cost reduction, improved efficiencies, and total peace of mind to our clients who outsource wound care manufacturing.
Design considerations
Complex and seemingly conflicting requirements often have to be met in this demanding field. PolarSeal has extensive experience and a proven track record as wound care manufacturers in the production of dressings with requirements for:
- Active ingredients such as Manuka honey and Aloe Vera
- Highly breathable substrates and adhesives
- Easy/low trauma removal
- Repositionable dressings
- Water repellent and breathable
- Transparent windows for wound monitoring
Sterilization for wound care dressings
PolarSeal offers sterilization as part of our end-to-end service solution. With 2 pathways to choose from that suits you and your process.
- PolarSeal sends pouched dressings for sterilization, then held in quarantine along with the certificate, ready for release to the customer. OR,
- PolarSeal arranges pouched dressings to be sent off for sterilization, then sent directly to the customer along with the certificate.
- E-beam irradiation sterilization
- EtO sterilization
- Gamma irradiation sterilization
Case study
With the wound care market growing and predicted to continue to expand over the next few years, global medical device manufacturers contact PolarSeal to come up with bespoke solutions for advanced wound care dressings.
