Abstract: A heat dressing for treatment of skin areas and comprising a heat generating unit and a liquid-absorbing adhesive layer which prior to use is coated with a strippable release layer. The adhesive layer is preferably of a hydrocolloidal material and may optionally contain one or more medicaments or be coated with alginate fibre mats. The heat generating unit generates heat preferably by means of galvanic or chemical energy, and the heat dressing may further comprise elements for controlling the heat development and/or the surface temperature.

Abstract: The invention concerns a porous material essentially consisting of one or more hydrophilic polymers and/or pharmaceutical water-soluble medicaments as well as optionally reinforcing elements and/or additives. The material has a structure essentially in the form of elongate leaf-like formations, which essentially extend in the same vertical direction, and which are united in longitudinal areas to provide vertically elongate pores located therebetween. The invention additionally concerns a wound dressing comprising such a material, and a method of making the material.

Abstract: A heat dressing for treatment of skin areas and comprising a heat generating unit and a liquid-absorbing adhesive layer which prior to use is coated with a strippable release layer. The adhesive layer is preferably of a hydrocolloidal material and may optionally contain one or more medicaments or be coated with alginate fibre mats. The heat generating unit generates heat preferably by means of galvanic or chemical energy, and the heat dressing may further comprise elements for controlling the heat development and/or the surface temperature.