1. Common dental impression materials include sodium alginate , polyether, and silicones. 2. Another plant-derived mucilage is made from sodium alginate . 3. None of the usual seaweeds for alginate production are cultivated. 4. This leaves sodium alginate as a more universal choice. 5. Vormedal also has an alginate production facility owned by FMC Health and Nutrition. 6. Sodium alginate is the sodium salt of alginic acid. 7. Sodium alginate is a gum, extracted from the cell walls of brown algae. 8. Potassium alginate is a chemical compound that is the potassium salt of alginic acid. 9. Dressings and creams containing silver have not been properly studied nor have alginate dressings. 10. Free radical oxidation is another way the alginate can be degraded in the environment.
