| abstract |
A wound dressing comprising a multi-ply knit fabric containing a first knit ply, a second knit ply, and at least one silver ion-containing compound. The first knit ply contains a plurality of first yarns and forms the upper surface of the fabric. The second knit ply contains a plurality of polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) yarns, where the PTFE yarns have a transmission in the IR region of 8-10 µm at least about 40%, a thermal conductivity of at least about 0.2 W/(m.K), and forms the lower surface of the fabric. The first and second ply are integrated through combined portions formed by interlacing first yarns among the PTFE yarns of the second knit ply, interlacing PTFE yarns among the first yarns of the first knit ply, or interlacing a plurality of third yarns among the first yarns and the PTFE. |