Chemicals and Drugs

Alginates

Salts and esters of ALGINIC ACID that are used as HYDROGELS; DENTAL IMPRESSION MATERIALS, and as absorbent materials for surgical dressings (BANDAGES, HYDROCOLLOID). They are also used to manufacture MICROSPHERES and NANOPARTICLES for DIAGNOSTIC REAGENT KITS and DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS.

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Salts and esters of ALGINIC ACID that are used as HYDROGELS; DENTAL IMPRESSION MATERIALS, and as absorbent materials for surgical dressings (BANDAGES, HYDROCOLLOID). They are also used to manufacture MICROSPHERES and NANOPARTICLES for DIAGNOSTIC REAGENT KITS and DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS.

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  • Alginate
  • Alginic Acid, Barium Salt
  • Alginic Acid, Calcium Salt
  • Alginic Acid, Copper Salt
  • Alginic Acid, Potassium Salt
  • Alginic Acid, Sodium Salt
  • Alloid G
  • Barium Alginate
  • Calcium Alginate
  • Calginat
  • Copper Alginate
  • Kalrostat
  • Kalrostat 2
  • Kaltostat
  • Potassium Alginate
  • Sodium Alginate
  • Sodium Calcium Alginate
  • Vocoloid
  • Xantalgin
  • poly(Mannuronic Acid), Sodium Salt
  • Alginate, Barium
  • Alginate, Calcium
  • Alginate, Copper
  • Alginate, Potassium
  • Alginate, Sodium
  • Alginate, Sodium Calcium
  • Calcium Alginate, Sodium

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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, analysis, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, ultrastructure.

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2019 (1966)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Alginates. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000464. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000464
  2. Alginates. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11685373