A gravimetric method was used to measure the scCO2 sorption capacity in a commercial polyurethane-based wound dressing.
Experimental data were modeled using both numerical and analytical solution of Fick's second law, with deviations below 10% in both cases.
The highest scCO2 sorption capacity (∼70%) was achieved at the lowest temperature and highest solvent density studied (308 K and 850 kg m−3).
The highest borage oil loaded yield was observed at the highest temperature and solvent density studied (328 K and 850 kg m−3).
The total amount of borage oil loaded into PUR mainly depends on its solubility in scCO2.