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Alginates
Characteristics / Functions
- Alginates are made of soft non-woven fibers derived from seaweed.
- They are usually in the forms of pads, ropes or ribbons.
- Alginates absorb wound exudate and form a gel-like covering over the wound, maintaining
a moist wound environment. Most alginates absorb many times their own weight. The dry
dressing, however, is extremely lightweight.
Best Uses
- Wounds with moderate to heavy exudate
Advantages
- Especially useful for packing exudating wounds
- They do not physically inhibit wound contraction as would gauze
- Highly absorbent
Disadvantages
- Requires a secondary dressing
- Can be too drying if wound has a low volume of exudate
Alginates Available:
| Product |
Manufacturer |
| AlgiCell |
Dumex Medical |
| AlgiDERM |
Bard |
| AlgiSite M |
Smith & Nephew, Inc. Wound Managment Division |
| Askina Sorg |
Swiss-American |
CarraSorb H
CarraGinate with Acemannan gel |
Carrington |
CURASORB
CURASORB Zinc |
Kendall / Tyco |
| Dermacea |
Sherwood - Davis & Geck |
DermaGinate
DermaGinate AG |
DermaRite |
| FyBron |
B. Braun |
| Gentell |
Gentell |
| Hyperion Advanced Alginate Dressing |
Hyperion Medical, Inc. |
KALTOSTAT
(various presentations) |
ConvaTec |
KALGINATE
Algidex (various presentations) |
DeRoyal |
| Maxorb |
Medline |
| Melgisorb |
Molnlycke Health Care |
| PolyMem |
Ferris Mfg. |
| Restore CalciCare |
Hollister |
| SILVERCELL |
Johnson & Johnson |
| Sorbalgon |
Harmann-Conco Inc. |
| SORBSAN |
Mylan Bertek |
| SeaSorb |
Coloplast Corp. |
Tegagen HG
Tegagen HI |
3M Health Care |
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