Table 1: Wound Dressings Types and Purpose [¹]

Type	Purpose Use For
Polymeric hydrogels	Ulcers Chemotherapy peels Laser resurfacing
Polymeric foam	Burns Chronic wounds Laser resurfacing wounds Mohs surgery and wounds
Polymeric hydrocolloides	Average thickness wounds Burns Chronic Ulcer
Polymeric alginates	Surgical wounds Thickness burns Chronic ulcer High exudate wounds