| abstract |
The present invention relates to absorbent materials useful for the manufacture of absorbent articles, in particular dressings, for improved wound healing applications. The absorbent material of the present invention is a sulfonated polysaccharide, in particular a water insoluble cellulose alkyl sulfonate, wherein the cellulose is substituted with one type of alkyl sulfonate group. The present invention also provides a method of making such a material. Preferred cellulose alkyl sulfonates described herein are cellulose ethyl sulfonates. Reinforcing fibers and / or antibacterial agents are optionally applied to cellulose alkyl sulfonates. |