[Possibility of using activated carbon tissue in combination bandages]

The physico-chemical testing of charcoal cloth by means of adhesion and sorption techniques was performed. It was found that charcoal cloth with optimum activation degree can be used as dressing material. The morphological studies have shown an insignificant soft tissue response to activated charcoal implant in experimental animals and its in vivo stability at least for 2 months. It can be concluded that sorption activity of carbon fibers in respect to model low molecular substances can serve as a criterion of charcoal cloth selection for the application to burns and wounds.