High Absorbency Calcium Alginate Dressing 10x10 For Hospital Wound Care

Alginate calcium dressing is a medical dressing with wide application and excellent performance in the field of wound care.

Alginate calcium dressing mainly takes alginate as the key raw material. Alginate is usually a natural polysaccharide substance extracted from marine algae such as kelp or sargassum of brown algae. On this basis, through a special processing technology, it forms a porous foam structure. The principle of its function lies in that alginate itself is hydrophilic and can absorb secretions such as blood and tissue fluid exuded from wounds. During the absorption process, alginate will swell and form a gel-like substance. This not only helps maintain a moist environment for the wound but also adheres to the wound surface and plays a role in protecting the wound surface. The foam structure further enhances the absorption capacity of the dressing and at the same time endows it with good air permeability, so that the skin around the wound can remain relatively dry and comfortable, which is conducive to wound healing.

• Gel could be formed when the dressing meets exudates and blood, skin then could be protected and wound healing would be much faster.
• The dressing could absorb lots of exudates quickly, and it is soft and comfortable to the skin.
• It will not stick on the wound, it will protect the nerve terminals, reduce pain and easy to be peeled off from the skin.
• Maceration of the skin around the wound will not occur.
• It can be biologically degradable and environment-friendly.
• It is soft and can be filled in the wound, and enhance the growth of the cavity.

Alginate is mainly used for acute traumatic wounds, such as surgical incisions, open wounds such as abrasions and cuts, as well as burns and scald wounds, and chronic difficult-to-heal wounds such as diabetic foot ulcers, pressure ulcers, venous ulcers, etc.

1. Acute traumatic wound:

   Surgical incision: After surgical operations, the surgical incision site is vulnerable to the invasion of external bacteria. Alginate dressings, with their excellent antibacterial properties, can effectively inhibit the growth of bacteria at the incision, reducing the risk of infection. At the same time, it can absorb the tissue fluid exuded from the incision, keep the local area dry and create a suitable healing environment, promoting rapid healing of the incision.

2. Burn and scald wounds:

   Burns and scalds often cause large areas of skin damage, with a large amount of exudate on the wound surface and the destruction of the skin barrier function, resulting in an extremely high risk of infection. On the one hand, silver-containing alginate dressings can absorb a large amount of plasma and other liquids exuded from the wound surface to prevent the accumulation of exudate from having adverse effects such as maceration on the surrounding skin. On the other hand, the continuously released silver ions can inhibit various possible germs on the wound surface, avoid the deterioration of wound infection, create good conditions for the repair of burns and scald wounds, and promote the healing process.