Table 2.

Commercially available alginate-based dressings.

Commercially Available Alginate-Based Wound Dressings	Composition	Applications	References
Algicell™	Sodium alginate, 1.4% silver	Diabetic foot ulcer, leg ulcers, pressure ulcers, donor sites, and traumatic and surgical wounds.	[25,35]
AlgiSite M™	Calcium alginate	Leg ulcers, pressure ulcers, diabetic foot ulcers and surgical wounds.	[36]
Comfeel Plus™	Sodium carboxymethylcellulose and calcium alginate	Ulcers such as venous leg ulcers, pressure ulcers; burns, donor sites, postoperative wounds and necrotic wounds.	[37]
Kaltostat™	Sodium alginate	Pressure ulcers, venous ulcers, diabetic ulcers, donor sites, and traumatic wounds.	[38]
Sorbsan™	Calcium alginate	Arterial, venous, and diabetic leg ulcers Pressure ulcers, post-operative wounds, donor and graft sites and traumatic wounds.	[39]
Tegagen™	Sodium alginate	Diabetic and infected wounds.	[40]
Guardix-SG®	Sodium alginate and poloxamer	To avoid post-operative adhesions in thyroid and spine surgeries.	[34]
SeaSorb®	Calcium alginate	Good for high exuding wounds e.g., ulcers such as diabetic and leg pressure ulcers.	[34]
Algivon®	Calcium alginate and Manuka honey	It eliminates odour and ideal for necrotic wounds and wounds with odours.	[41]
FibracolTMPlus	Calcium alginate and collagen	Full and partial-thickness wounds, for ulcers such as pressure ulcers, venous ulcers, diabetic ulcers and second-degree burns.	[42]
Hyalogran®	An ester of hyaluronic acid and sodium alginate	Used for ulcers, diabetic wounds, pressure sores, ischemic, necrotic wounds.	[43]
Tromboguard®	Sodium alginate, calcium alginate, chitosan, polyurethane and silver cations	Used to stop bleeding in postoperative wounds, traumatic wounds, gun shots, skin graft donor sites, bleeding from accidents.	[44]