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US 2010/0249227 A1Published application
Compositions Containing Zinc Salts For Coating Medical Articles
AssigneeThe Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York
InventorsShanta M. Modak, Lauserpina Caraos
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Abstract
The present invention relates to methods and compositions which employ low concentrations of combinations of zinc salts and antimicrobial agents in coatings for medical articles. The coatings have an anti-irritant effect and inhibit transmission of infectious disease.
Claims8
A coating formulation comprising:
- (i) chlorhexidine gluconate at a concentration of between about 0.05 and 5 weight percent;
- (ii) panthenol at a concentration of between about 0.3 and 1 weight percent;
- (iii) zinc acetate at a concentration of between about 0.1 and 0.5 weight percent;
- (iv) zinc lactate at a concentration of between about 0.5 and 1.5 percent;
- (v) a quaternary ammonium compound at a concentration of between about 0.05 and 0.2 weight percent;
- wherein the formulation does not comprise a water insoluble zinc salt.
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