Silver alginate dressings
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Application4
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Askina® Calgitrol® Ag is a sterile dressing consisting of two layers:

an absorbent polyurethane foam layer which provides for the absorption of wound exudate.
an ionic silver alginate matrix which provides for broad anti-microbial effectiveness and helps prevent contamination from external bacteria.
Advantages
Broad antimicrobial effectiveness(1)
Immediate availability of silver ions(2)
Sustained controlled release to the wound bed during use of the dressing(2)
Tolerable and antimicrobially efficient(3)
Absorbs wound exudate
No activation needed: ready to use(1)
Very simple to apply, no special skills or equipment required(1)
May be left in place for up to seven days or until the dressing is saturated with wound exudate(1)