What Is the Difference Between Alginate and Calcium Alginate?

Calcium alginate is the insoluble form of alginate with high swelling capacity. It can be woven to produce pliable patches or ribbons for filling cavity or tunneling wounds.

What is a calcium alginate dressing used for?

Calcium alginate dressings are used on moderate to heavily exudative wounds during the transition from debridement to repair phase of wound healing (Seymour, 1997, Joël et al., 2002). Dry wounds should not be treated with these dressings because they have no hydrating properties.

Is Tegaderm alginate the same as calcium alginate?

Tegaderm High Integrity and High Gelling Alginate Dressings are non woven dressing made from calcium alginate fiber. The dressings are highly conformable, soft, absorbent, steril, primary wound dressings.