Table 3. Hydrogels Marketed for the Management of Chronic Wounds.

Name of Marketed Products	Name of Manufacturer	Composition	Product Outcome
Suprasorb G	Lohmann & Rauscher	Polyethylene, acrylic polymer derivatives, phenoxyethanol	• Dry wounds, wounds with less exudate, pressure ulcers, first- and second-degree burn wound management
			• Easy to mold according to shape and size of the wound
AquaDerm	DermaRite	Acrylic polymer derivatives, propylene glycol, 2-hydroxy-2-methylpropiophenone	• Suitable for nontraumatic wounds
			• Ability to absorb exudates and provide a moist environment at the site of wound
DermaGauze	DermaRite	Polyethylene, Vitamin E	• Utilized as a primary dressing for partial and/or full-thickness wound
			• Removes necrotic tissue and makes eschar soft
DermaSyn Ag	DermaRite	Silver, poly(propylene glycol)	• Management of first- and second-degree burns
			• Pressure ulcers
			• Diabetic ulcers
DermaSyn	DermaRite	Vitamin E, poly(propylene glycol)	• Provides moisture to dry wounds
			• Promotes development of cell and autolytic debridement
Neoheal	Kikgel	Poly(vinylpyrrolidone), poly(ethylene glycol), agar	• Ability to absorb exudates along with bacteria
			• Exhibit optimum moist environment at the site of wound
Restore Hydrogel	Hollister Wound Care	Hyaluronic acid	• Ability to cover secondary dressing
			• Provide moist environment at the site of wound for 24–72 h
ActivHeal Hydrogel	ActivHeal	Water	• Provides moisture environment internally at the site of wound and removes debridement.
			• Utilized as primary dressing for dry wounds, pressure ulcers, and diabetic ulcers.
Purilon	Coloplast	Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose, sodium alginate	• Management of dry wounds
			• Combinedly used with secondary dressing for the management of first- and second-degree burns
INTRASITE Gel	Smith and Nephew	Purified water	• Rehydration of wound
			• Triggers the migration of epithelial cell
			• Prevents scar formation
SOLOSITE Gel	Smith and Nephew		• Utilized for the management of burns, cuts, venous ulcers, pressure ulcers (Stage-IV)
			• Cost-effective
			• Exhibit moist environment to fragile granulation tissue
Wound’Dres	Coloplast	Collagen	• Ability to improve the rate of moisture permeation at the site of wound
			• Require secondary dressing for infected wounds
Kendall Amorphous Hydrogel	Cardinal Health	Glycerin	• Extensively utilized for the management of Stage II–IV pressure ulcers, first- and second-degree burns
Cardinal Health Hydrogel	Cardinal Health	Silver	• Create effective barrier for the penetration of bacteria which produces the inhibitory action of microorganisms, encounters the gel
			• Utilized for the management of pressure ulcers, postoperative incisions, first- and second-degree burns, abrasions, skin irritations
Kendall Hydrogel Impregnated Gauze	Cardinal Health		• Contains gauze sponge
			• Having longer dressing wear times
Kendall Hydrogel Wound Dressings	Cardinal Health		• Unique disc-shaped product: i.e., covers the whole wound and helps to fill the void cavities
			• Translucent appearance
			• Easy to visualize the wound and improvement in wound healing process
Tegagel Hydrogel Wound Filler— Sterile	Flagship Medical		• Fills the voids in wound
			• Provides moist environment at the site of wound
			• Stimulates autolytic debridement
Algosteril	Laboratories BROTHEIR		• Expresses the exchange of calcium ions with sodium ions in the blood and absorb exudate
			• Releases calcium ions, activating the cell involved in hemostasis and ensuring rapid wound healing
Stimulen collagen gel	Southwest Technologies	Collagen	• Used to fill voids in wound cavity
			• Nontoxic and nonirritant