The next generation of alginate dressings: recent innovations for chronic wound healing
Eduarda Pinto, Cristina C Barrias, Judite Novais Barbosa · 2026
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Eduarda Pinto, Cristina Barrias, and Judite Barbosa review new designs for seaweed based wound dressings, in a paper from 2026. Chronic wounds heal slowly and place a heavy cost on patients and health systems. Alginate, a gel forming material from seaweed, has long been used to keep wounds moist and soak up fluid.
Standard alginate products mostly absorb fluid and shield the wound. They do little to calm inflammation, stop infection, or push tissue to regrow. Recent work tries to fix those gaps. Some groups change the gel chemistry, while others build new forms beyond the classic gel pad. The review sorts those fresh ideas and weighs how they might turn a passive cover into an active aid for hard to heal wounds.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Eduarda Pinto, Cristina C Barrias, Judite Novais Barbosa |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 81 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |