Currently, there is no adequate way to manage wound exudate from skin graft donor sites. Current therapies include occlusive and nonocclusive dressings, as well as negative pressure wound therapy. Each therapy possesses shortcomings that result in skin maceration, dressing detachment, exudate leakage, or skin irritation. This project aimed to create a safe, user-friendly, and cost-effective device to manage wound exudate. By constructing a wound model and prototype, a novel positive pressure wound dressing was designed to absorb exudate and reduce overall fluid production. The resultant wound dressing reduced wound exudate production by an average of 40.5% while allowing for the management of up to about 153.3 ± 6.1 ml of exudate compared to the current standard of care’s 21.1 ± 5.9 ml. While not managing all exudate before premature failure, the dressing shows the potential for positive pressure to be a promising avenue for the future management of donor site wound exudate.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Parker, Savannah
• Siddiq, Azka
• Lally, Owen
• Presseau, Melanie
• McCasland, Hailey

Subject

• Project-Based Learning
• Industry
• Innovation
• Well-Being
• Health

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-042822-110716
• 65101

Keyword

• Skin-graft
• Wound dressing
• Exudate

Advisor

• Page, Raymond L.

Year

• 2022

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• 3 - Good Health and Well-being

Date created

• 2022-04-28

Resource type

• Major Qualifying Project

Major

• Biomedical Engineering

Rights statement

• In Copyright