IoPlex® Iodophor Foam Dressing

Manage biofilm in vitro with slow-release iodine for wound care.

Clinician’s gloved hands apply iodine dressing that’s cut to size to an infected wound Iodine dressing for biofilm management
Clinician’s gloved hands apply iodine dressing that’s cut to size to an infected wound Iodine dressing for biofilm management
Product benefits

Overcome barriers to healing with a proven iodine dressing

Discover the power of slow-release iodine to provide superior biofilm control and advance healing in acute or chronic wounds. Unlike silver, bacteria shows no known resistance to this iodine dressing in vitro.1, 2, 3, 4 IoPlex provides infection control alone or in combination with other dressings.

Clinician applies IoPlex dressing with microscopic view of iodine being released in wound Slow release iodine

Controlled release of iodine

Achieve lasting protection—up to 72 hours—with innovative I-Plexomer® Technology that releases iodine as the dressing absorbs fluids.

Clinicians places wound dressing with microscopic view of polyvinyl foam Polyvinyl foam dressing

Actively manages exudate

I-Plexomer foam efficiently removes exudate from the wound bed surface to help prevent maceration and promote a wound healing environment.

Clinician cuts iodine dressing to size of open leg wound Cut-to-size dressing

Smart, stackable dressing

Layer IoPlex to increase iodine reserves, manage exudate, and reduce changes. Color fades from black to white when it’s time to change.

how it works

Explore the science behind IoPlex

Watch how this dressing uses three mechanisms of action to provide regulated and sustained infection and biofilm management—all to overcome delayed healing.
performance data

IoPlex outperforms methylene blue and silver dressings

In-vitro testing reveals IoPlex is the only competitive dressing to have a greater than 4 log reduction against S. aureus, P. aureginosa and B. fragilis biofilm strains.5

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Wiping only and biofilm formation

Potent activity against bacterial biofilms

The CDC bioreactor method showed robust performance against competitors during a 24-hour application of 24-hour growth of biofilm.

Wiping, PluroGel and biofilm formation

Reducing common pathogens

Using anaerobic direct contact, IoPlex performed better than competitors during a 24-hour application of 48-hour B. fragilis biofilm.

Iodine’s superior biofilm control—magnified

The images below show dressings after biofilm exposure at 40x magnification. IoPlex killed more P. aeruginosa biofilm than Hydrofera Blue at 24 hours in vitro.6

40x magnification of basic foam dressing showing large presence of biofilm magnified foam dressing

Control: Basic foam dressing

40x magnification of IoPlex showing reduced presence of biofilm magnified IoPlex dressing

IoPlex

40x magnification of Hydrofera Blue Classic showing large presence of biofilm magnified Hydrofera Blue Classic

Hydrofera Blue Classic

40x magnification of Hydrofera Blue Ready showing large presence of biofilm magnified Hydrofera Blue Ready

Hydrofera Blue Ready

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See what other clinicians are reading about biofilm management

Case study titled “Iodine’s Impact on Biofilm: Findings of an Expert Panel” IoPlex case study

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References:

  1. Phillips PL, Yang Q, Sampson E, Schultz G. Effects of antimicrobial agents on an in vitro biofilm model of skin wounds. Advances in Wound Care. 2010; 1:299-304.
  2. Hill KE, Malic S, McKee R, Rennison T, Harding KG, et al. An in vitro model of chronic wound biofilms to test wound dressings and assess antimicrobial susceptibilities. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. 2010; 65(6):195-206.
  3. Thorn RMS, Austin AJ, Greenman J, Wilkins JPG, Davis PJ. In vitro comparison of antimicrobial activity of iodine and silver dressings against biofilms. Journal of Wound Care. 2009;18(8):343-346.
  4. Phillips PL, Yang Q, Davis S, Sampson EM, Azeke JI, et al. Antimicrobial dressing efficacy against mature Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilm on porcine skin explants. International Wound Journal. 2015; 12(4):469-483.
  5. The clinical significance of these findings has not been determined.
  6. Chen R, Mullin M, Salisbury AM, Percival SL. Evaluation of the Efficacy of an iodine-based wound dressing against biofilms using confocal scanning laser microscopy when in direct contact and when in an artificial wound eschar model. SAWC Spring, 2021.