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US 10,517,981 B2Granted
Wound dressing materials incorporating anthocyanins derived from fruit or vegetable sources
OwnerAllison Coomberinventor
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Abstract
A wound dressing composition, such as gauze, bandages, and surgical tapes comprising a substrate material impregnated with a pH sensitive dye composition comprising at least one anthocyanin derived from fruit or vegetable sources, and methods of use thereof.
Claims15
A method for determining the status of a wound, comprising:
- applying a wound dressing on a wound surface, wherein the wound dressing comprises a substrate material and a pH sensitive dye composition fixed to the substrate material by a mordant comprising aluminum potassium sulfate, wherein the pH sensitive dye composition comprises at least one fruit or vegetable derived anthocyanin, and the substrate material comprises a fabric, cloth or sponge material, and wherein color of the pH sensitive dye composition indicates pH of a wound;
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- determining the status of the wound by assessing the color change of the pH sensitive dye composition after application of the dressing onto the wound surface.
A method of treating a wound comprising
- applying a wound dressing to the surface of the wound, wherein the wound dressing comprises a substrate material and a pH sensitive dye composition fixed to the substrate material by a mordant comprising aluminum potassium sulfate, wherein the pH sensitive dye composition comprises at least one fruit or vegetable derived anthocyanin, and the substrate material comprises a fabric, cloth or sponge material, and wherein color of the pH sensitive dye composition indicates pH of a wound;
- assessing the color of the wound dressing after application of the dressing onto the wound surface;
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- selecting a treatment plan based on the status of the wound based on the color of the wound dressing applied to the wound surface.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.