Wound contact layers – Mepitel The number one wound contact layer in the world used on more than 100 million wounds Mepitel is a gentle, yet effective Wound Contact Layer with the unique Safetac technology. The open mesh design enables good transfer of exudate to a secondary dressing and easy delivery of topical treatments. Mepitel is clinically proven to heal scalds faster and with less pain and cost compared to silversulfadiazine.