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  • Classifying wound care products as form-stable dressings is challenging due to the absence of objective, material-science-based criteria.
  • Existing methods lack quantitative measures for material properties relevant to wound dressing stability.

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  • To introduce and validate a rheological testing framework for objectively classifying wound dressing form stability.
  • To establish material-science-based criteria for wound dressing categorization.

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  • Dynamic, oscillatory shear rheology was employed to evaluate viscoelastic properties.
  • Two tube-dispensed model dressings and honey were tested for their storage modulus, loss modulus, and phase angle.

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  • Model dressings exhibited predominantly solid-like viscoelastic responses with low phase angles, confirming form stability.
  • Honey demonstrated a liquid-like response with a high phase angle, indicating a lack of structural integrity.
  • Rheological measurements provide objective, quantitative data on material properties.

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  • Rheological classification offers a standardized, objective method for categorizing wound care products based on material science.
  • This framework supports informed clinical decision-making and reimbursement policies for wound dressings.
  • The study lays the foundation for a material-science-driven classification system for wound care products.