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Overview
The absorbent alginate fibres in the dressing gel on contact with the wound fluid and gently conform to the wound surface. Alginates absorb exudate away from the wound while maintaining an ideal moist wound environment.
Highly absorbent alginate dressings are a staple of clinicians. On contact with wound fluid, the alginate dressings gel and conform to the wound surface, absorbing exudate and maintaining a moist environment. Their conformability makes them ideal for cavities or hard-to-dress wounds.
Alginate is a natural polymer that exists widely in many species of brown seaweed. The biological function of alginates is to give strength and flexibility to the algal tissue and regulate the water content in the seaweed. It is these properties, along with the ability to produce fibres from it, that make alginates an ideal wound dressing.
Highly absorbent
On contact with wound exudate, the dressing turns into a soft gel. This helps absorb exudate to create a moist wound healing environment, aid autolytic debridement, and promote the formation of granulation tissue and wound progression.
The AMS Alginate dressing range is available in a diverse range of formats for the treatment of both topical and cavity wounds.
Alginates is available both as OEM and under our ActivHeal brand. To find out more about the ActivHeal Aquafiber® range, download resources and view performance data, visit ActivHeal.com
Key Features and Benefits
Highly absorbent
Enables use in highly exuding wounds and facilitates fewer dressing changes
High wet strength
Facilitates easy removal from the wound bed
Range of formulations
Choose from a variety of ready-to-use dressings to meet your market needs
Can control minor bleeding
Great application post surgical debridement
Indications For Use
Our Alginate dressings are indicated for the following moderate to heavily exuding chronic and acute wounds including:
- Pressure ulcers
- Venous and arterial leg and foot ulcers
- Graft and donor sites
- Post-operative surgical wounds
- Diabetic ulcers
- Superficial and partial thickness burns
- Cavity wounds
Need more information?
To learn more about our Alginate dressings, download resources and view performance data, visit ActivHeal.com.
1. AMS Data 2015 on file: LD085-15, AMS Data 2008 on file: P1128R, AMS Data 2016 on file: LD037-16, AMS Data 2014 on file: LD055-14, AMS Data 2014 on file: LD069-14, AMS Data 2017 on file: LD069-17, AMS Data 2014 on file: P2320R.
2. AMS Data 2015 on file: LD085-15, AMS Data 2008 on file: P1128R, AMS Data 2016 on file: LD037-16, AMS Data 2014 on file: LD055-14, AMS Data 2017 on file: LD069-17, AMS Data 2014 on file: P2320R.
3. AMS Data on file.
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