Table 1.

Various developed gel dressings and their applications

Dressing type	Characteristics	Application and details	Ref.
Chitosan	3D polymer network, strong water absorption, excellent compatibility, non‐adhesive, degradable, and cost‐effective.	For acute to chronic wounds, exudating, contaminated wounds, venous leg ulcers, diabetes, and first‐ and second‐degree burns. Have hemostatic and bacteriostatic action, and accelerate healing processes.	[150]
Collagen and gelatin	Thermally and chemically stable with high tensile strength, permeable to O2, highly biocompatible, unable to retain, and expensive.	Cover burn wounds and treat ulcers. Resistant to bacterial attack as well as further mechanical trauma.	[151]
Alginate	Fibrous, highly absorbent, need a second dressing layer to avoid drying.	Treat infected and noninfected wounds, and inappropriate for dry wounds.	[152]
Heparin	Efficient binding with a variety of growth factors.	Treat burns and diabetic foot ulcers. Participate in wound angiogenesis, cell growth, migration, and differentiation.	[153]
Cellulose	3D network structure, high tensile strength, strong water holding capacity, permeability to gas and liquid.	Used in scalds and ulceration. Facilitate autolytic debridement, improve the development of granulation tissue, and accelerate re‐epithelialization.	[154]
Hyaluronic acid	ECM component, high water absorption and permeability, and fast degradation.	Heal burns, epithelial surgical, and chronic wounds. Modulate wound via specific HA receptors, inflammation, cellular migration, and angiogenesis.	[155]