Silver Calcium Alginate Wound Dressing

Alginate dressings are highly absorptive non occlusive dressings made of soft non woven calcium alginate fibers derived from brown seaweed or kelp.

Silver calcium alginate wound dressing. This is largely due to the biodegradable properties of the alginate which reduce pain and help to keep tissues moist during the healing process. Alginate dressings 11 sort by. Abena calcium alginate dressing with silver. They can also be used on dry wounds when combined with a sterile saline solution made from natural alginate fibers derived from brown seaweed calcium.

These dressings gel on contact with wound exudate allowing for a moist wound environment and promoting autolytic. This type of dressing is used for dermal wounds that produce exudate meaning that they ooze bodily fluids such as blood plasma mucus or pus for these kinds of wounds a calcium alginate. Abena silver calcium alginate dressing is made of natural fibers derived from seaweed. The dressing releases silver ions when coming into contact with wound fluid.

An alginate wound dressing contains sodium and calcium derived from seaweed and come in the form of flat dressings. Calcium alginate wound dressing with silver by mckesson is a sterile antimicrobial wound dressing that is designed to assist with reducing infections and decreasing bioburden. Calcium alginate dressings are a strong versatile and natural wound care dressing typically applied to diabetic wounds venous wounds full thickness burns split thickness graft donor sites pressure ulcers cavity wounds and chronic ulcers. Maxorb extra cmc alginate dressings.

Silver calcium alginate dressing is designed to be highly absorbent and form a gel like covering over the wound helping to maintain a moist environment that promotes wound healing. As a highly absorbent wound care choice an individual alginate wound dressing can absorb up to 15 to 20 times its own weight which makes these dressings really work for excessively secreting wounds. Alginate dressings are absorbent wound care products that contain sodium and calcium fibers derived from seaweed. Calcium alginate dressings are a not so common option for wound care but can be highly effective for both wounds that have exudate as well as deep cavity wounds that have to be packed.

They come in the form of flat dressings that can be placed over open ulcers and rope dressings that are used for packing the wound which absorb fluids and promote healing with pressure ulcers diabetic foot ulcers or venous ulcers. Alginate dressings are available as a primary dressing in pad or rope form. The calcium alginate wound dressing with silver acts as a primary wound dressing that can be cut to fit wounds with moderate to heavy exudate.