What is the function of medical tape? What are the differences between medical tape and regular tape

1、 What is the function of medical tape
Medical tape is a type of medical consumables that has undergone strict disinfection treatment and is used for wound or postoperative dressing in medical activities. It is a common type of tape used in hospitals to fix needles, wounds, and drugs; In daily life, many people also use medical tape to wrap their hands and feet around cracks. The function of medical tape is to isolate the contact between the wound and the outside world, prevent bacteria from invading the wound and causing inflammation, and can play a very good promoting role in wound healing, providing comprehensive protection to the affected area.
The material of medical tape is soft, lightweight, and has excellent adhesion and adhesion, which can maximally fit the injured area of the patient and prevent the consequences of easy detachment after bandaging; And it has a special adhesive function, as well as hemostatic and adhesive effects, which has been widely recognized in clinical practice and holds a high position in the field of medical adhesive. Therefore, its application is also very wide, and it is useful in general surgery, laparoscopy, neurosurgery, cardiothoracic, obstetrics and gynecology, urology, orthopedics and other fields, and the effect is very good.
2、 What are the differences between medical tape and regular tape
1. Medical tape requires better breathability, while regular tape does not. In order to achieve better breathability, medical tape is usually chosen in the form of dots, mesh, or spaced strips for gluing, instead of the full coverage coating used in ordinary tape.
2. Medical tape requires non allergenicity and biocompatibility, as it is applied to the patient's skin and cannot cause allergic reactions, while ordinary tape does not have this requirement.
3. Medical tape has a special requirement for stickiness, which cannot be too sticky or not too sticky. It needs to have a certain amount of stickiness to stick to the infusion tube and skin, but it cannot cause pain when peeling, so it is more difficult to control the stickiness than ordinary tape. And ordinary tape is fine as long as it is sticky enough.
4. The most obvious difference between medical tape and regular tape is the odor. The smell of ordinary tape is very strong, and there is a pungent odor when you don't need to get close, which is also related to its stickiness. And medical tape is completely non-existent because it is very sensitive to odors in the face of special people, so medical tape is safer and odorless.
3、 Can regular tape replace medical tape
Cannot.
In the medical industry, everything, regardless of size, is the result of continuous improvement. Small medical tapes have so many requirements, and ordinary tapes do not need to be as precise as medical tapes according to their own needs. This is to fit the industry and maximize their own value. Replacing medical tape with regular tape can affect wound healing and skin health.