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What does hydrocolloid mean?

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Noun
  1. Any material that forms a colloid (especially a gel) when mixed with water
  2. Such a material, made from agar, used to make dental impressions
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On contact with wound exudate, the hydrocolloid matrix forms a cohesive gel which supports moist wound healing.
Now he's devoting himself, almost exclusively, to just one hydrocolloid, and it's been around for ages: masa.
Treatment with moisture-retentive dressings consisted of either a hydrocolloid, an alginate, or sterile gauze.
A hydrocolloid is a suspension of particles in water where the particles are molecules that bind to water and to one another.
Honeycomb matrix of hydrocolloid particles absorbs exudate to form a soft, moist gel.
This absorptive layer is made of material other than an alginate, foam, hydrocolloid, or hydrogel.

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