Top ten most frequently asked What is the difference between Mepore and its competitors?
• The adhesive in Mepore is water-based. Many competitor products have a solvent-based adhesive with the risk of solvent residuals in the adhesive causing skin reactions. • Mepore’s release paper is very easy to remove which makes the product easy to handle. Most competitor products have a stiffer release paper which is more difficult to remove and increases the risk of contaminating the product and also increases the risk to make the dressing useless (“adhesive against adhesive). • The release liner of Mepore has a fold which makes the handling easy and provides for an aseptic application – many competitor products have a perforated release paper • High credibility. Mepore was the first product in its category and more than 1 billion Mepore dressings have been sold over more than 20 years. The complaint level is extremely low (0.6 ppm). Is Mepore fluid repellent (hydrophobic)? Yes, to some extent. The combination of the polyester nonwoven, which is non-absorbent (hydrophobic), and the
