Services for Wound Care Products

Wound Care Product Development and Manufacturing Support

Advanced wound care is an area which is seeing rapid expansion as the industry moves towards active wound care products and dressings with specific properties such as:

• Antimicrobial action (e.g. silver or broad spectrum biocides)

• Moist products (e.g. alginates)

• Oxygen concentration

• Odour control

• Exudate absorption

The development and characterisation of these products is a significant challenge for companies involved in this field due to the overlap of the areas of fabric technology, chemical analysis, microscopy and physical characterisation in addition to the clinical development.

Intertek have the expertise and technology to assist companies operating in the wound care sector at all stages in product development, approval or manufacturing. Our technical services include:

• Analysis of distribution on fabric & interactions of components that manage the wound environment

• Quantification of level of components (inorganic or organic)

• Loading / dosing studies

• Competitor product analysis

• Intellectual property Infringment investigations

• Stability studies & other regulatory analysis packages

• Visualisation of microbial activity using staining and fluorescence microscopy - e.g. marketing and promotional applications

• Analysis of the wound dressing fabric / material using microscopy

• Troubleshooting of manufacturing issues

• Failure analysis

• Profiling migration of leachables from polymeric materials such coatings or adhesives

Using a broad range of analytical technologies such as electron microscopy (SEM) and chemical analysis methods tailored to a particular application allows Intertek to provide a one stop shop for complete analysis of wound care products and dressings.

Medical Device Services:

• Chemical characterisation and materials chemistry

• Physical characterisation e.g. microscopy, mechanical testing

• Analysis of clinical samples

• Microbiological services

• Regulatory chemical and physical characterisation services

• Product safety testing, certification and regulatory services

  
  

Applications:

• Diagnostic devices

• Drug delivery

• Wound care products

• Implantable devices e.g. catheters

• Medical textiles

• Medical equipment

• Bioprocessing equipment

Further information:

Intertek NWTC's Woundcare Services

• Intertek Analytical Services
• Intertek OCA Division Home
• Intertek Group plc