Woundcare firms launch seaweed-derived haemostat:
This article was originally published in Clinica
Executive Summary
Beiersdorf Medical and Les Laboratoires Brothier have launched a haemostatic gel in the UK. The Algosteril woundcare product is derived from alginate from a species of brown seaweed. It stimulates platelet aggregation resulting in haemostasis and keeps a wound free from infection.