Published Articles

External links to peer-reviewed articles on PolyMem, click on the image to open each article. To view our feature article, click here.

PolyMem dressings Made Easy

Denyer, White, Ousey,

Agathangelou, HariKrishna

Wounds International 2015

8 May 2015

Wound inflammation and the role of

a multifunctional polymeric dressing

Cutting, Vowden, Wiegand

Wounds International 2015

Vol 6 Issue 2

Pain Slows Healing:

Part 1 and Part 2

Linda Benskin, PhD, RN, SRN

2015 VNAA Presentation

Part 1(I – III): Understanding the Inflammatory Response to Soft Tissue Injury

Part 2 (IV – V): How to Assess and Address Patients’ Pain and Inflammation

Peristomal Complications:

Steps to Successful Outcomes

Pettavino N

2015 VNAA Presentation

June 9-13, 2013 : Charlotte, NC

Wound Ostomy and Continence Nurses (WOCN) Society Poster #6154

PolyMem® Wic® Silver® Rope: A Multifunctional Dressing for Decreasing Pain, Swelling, and Inflammation

Linda L. Benskin

Advances in Wound Care

Feb 2012;1(1):44-47. doi:10.1089/wound.2011.0285

Defining a holistic pain-relieving approach to wound care via a drug-free polymeric membrane dressing.

Davies SL, White RJ

Journal of Wound Care

2011 May;20(5):250, 252, 254 passim.

Evidence-based skin tear protocol - Don't neglect this important facet of wound care in your facility

Judy Bolhuis, BS, NHA

Long-Term Living Magazine

June 2008 Issue

Pearls of Practice

by Ostomy Wound Management

OWM1011
Peristomal Skin and Ostomy Care

OWM October 2011 Vol. 57 Issue 10

OWM0911
Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) and Heel Ulcers

OWM September 2011 Vol. 57 Issue 9

OWM0811
Cellulitis and Wound Management

OWM August 2011 Vol. 57 Issue 8

OWM0711
Protecting the Skin from Moisture

OWM July 2011 Vol. 57 Issue 7

OWM0611
Tube Site Care

OWM June 2011 Vol. 57 Issue 6

OWM0511
Preventing Stage I Pressure Ulcers

OWM May 2011 Vol. 57 Issue 5

OWM0411
Moist Wound Healing

OWM April 2011 Vol. 57 Issue 4

OWM0311
Skin Tears: Keeping It Together

OWM March 2011 Vol. 57 Issue 3

OWM0211
Managing Diabetic Foot Wounds in Home Health Patients

OWM February 2011 Vol. 57 Issue 2

OWM0111
Successful Steps to Managing Burn Wounds

OWM January 2011 Vol. 57 Issue 1

OWM1210
Palliative Care For Patients With External Malignant Tumors

OWM December 2010 Vol. 56 Issue 12

OWM1110
Managing Hypergranulation Tissue

OWM November 2010 Vol. 56 Issue 11

OWM1010
Wounds with Exposed Bones

OWM November 2010 Vol. 56 Issue 10

OWM0910
Promoting Appropriate Wound Care Product Use

OWM November 2010 Vol. 56 Issue 9

OWM0810
Sebaceous Cyst Management

OWM November 2010 Vol. 56 Issue 8

OWM0610
Management of a Patient With Fournier’s Gangrene

OWM November 2010 Vol. 56 Issue 6

OWM0510
Making Bedside Wound Management Decisions in Long-Term Care

OWM November 2010 Vol. 56 Issue 5

OWM0410
Non-traumatic Wound Debridement

OWM November 2010 Vol. 56 Issue 4

OWM0310
Diabetic Foot Ulcer Management

OWM November 2010 Vol. 56 Issue 3

OWM0210
Managing Skin Grafts and Donor Sites

OWM November 2010 Vol. 56 Issue 2

OWM0110
Collaboration in the Care of Wounds

OWM November 2010 Vol. 56 Issue 1

OWM1209
Management of the Excised Pilonidal Wound

OWM November 2009 Vol. 55 Issue 12

OWM1109
Dilemmas of Dehiscence

OWM November 2009 Vol. 55 Issue 11

OWM1009
Managing Wounds with Exposed Tendon

OWM November 2009 Vol. 55 Issue 10

OWM0909
Stage I Pressure Ulcers: Catching Pressure Injury before Skin Breakdown

OWM November 2009 Vol. 55 Issue 9

OWM0809
Treating Stage III Pressure Ulcers

OWM November 2009 Vol. 55 Issue 8

OWM0609
Optimizing Pressure Ulcer Care: A Checklist for System Change

OWM November 2009 Vol. 55 Issue 6

OWM0509
Appropriate Dressings for the Nonprofessional Caregiver

OWM November 2009 Vol. 55 Issue 5

OWM0409
Accurate Assessment of Stage II Pressure Ulcers

OWM November 2009 Vol. 55 Issue 4

OWM0309
Managing Stage IV Pressure Ulcers in the Home

OWM November 2009 Vol. 55 Issue 3

OWM0209
Wound Tunneling

OWM November 2009 Vol. 55 Issue 2

OWM0109
Getting the Stalled Wound Back on the Road to Healing

OWM November 2009 Vol. 55 Issue 1

OWM1208
Wound Cleansing for the 21st Century

OWM November 2008 Vol. 54 Issue 12

OWM1108
Making the Most of Your Silver Dressings

OWM November 2008 Vol. 54 Issue 11

OWM1008
Managing Painful Venous Ulcers

OWM November 2008 Vol. 54 Issue 10

OWM0908
The Clean, Beefy-Red Wound Bed

OWM November 2008 Vol. 54 Issue 9

OWM0808
Gaining the Patient's Perspective

OWM November 2008 Vol. 54 Issue 8

OWM0608
What You Need to Know about Silver Dressings

OWM November 2008 Vol. 54 Issue 6

OWM0408
Managing Wounds with Exposed Tendon and Bone

OWM November 2008 Vol. 54 Issue 4

OWM0308
The True Cost of Gauze

OWM November 2008 Vol. 54 Issue 3

OWM0208
Wound Pain: Revisiting a Time-Honored Strategy

OWM November 2008 Vol. 54 Issue 2

OWM0108
Phew! What's that Smell?

OWM November 2008 Vol. 54 Issue 1

Products

The PolyMem family of dressings can be used as primary dressings, secondary dressings or a combination of both to support the entire healing continuum. PolyMem dressing configurations are available for use on wounds with dry, slight, moderate, or heavy drainage/exudate.

PolyMem helps effectively heal these common wound types and many more!

  • Abrasions
  • Acute wounds
  • Bruises
  • Chronic wounds
  • Dermatologic disorders
  • Diabetic ulcers
  • Donor and graft sites
  • First / second-degree burns
  • Full / partial thickness wounds
  • Infected wounds
  • Pediatric wounds
  • Pressure ulcers (all stages)
  • Road rash
  • Skin tears
  • Surgical wounds
  • Suspected deep tissue injury
  • Trauma wounds
  • Tube sites
  • Venous dermatitis
  • Venous ulcers

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