A new alginate-based powder may solve that problem. The material, which solidifies menstrual blood by turning it into a gel mixture, could reduce leakage in period products without compromising ...

Our aim was to evaluate the safety of a silver–alginate-containing dressing to reduce peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) infections in neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) patients.

“The alginate powder alone, when blood is added, doesn’t absorb the blood very well,” says Hsu. “It has kind of like an unstirred-cocoa-powder-in-milk consistency with a dry core.

Systagenix Wound Management, hasunveiled SILVERCEL* Non-Adherent dressing a powerful new antimicrobial silverdressing with a unique non -adherent layer that controls infection andminimises ...