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<p>before burial and is one of the oldest dressings for wounds. Modern medical gauze may be woven or non-woven. Woven gauze is loosely woven, usually from cotton fibers, allowing absorption or <a href="page.php?w=Capillary_action">wicking</a> of <a href="page.php?w=exudate">exudate</a> and other fluids. Gauze can be woven with fine or coarse mesh; coarse gauze is useful for medical <a href="page.php?w=debridement">debridement</a>, while fine gauze is better for packing wounds. Woven gauze is less absorbent than non-woven, and may leave lint in a</p><p>
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