Polysaccharide fibres for wound dressings
AssigneeUniversity of Bolton
InventorsMohsen Miraftab, Rashid Masood
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Abstract
A polysaccharide fibre useful in biomedical applications such as wound management is made as a bicomponent fibre with alginate and psyllium polymers. An antimicrobial silver salt may be incorporated. The fibre may be made by extruding an aqueous mixture of alkaline-solubilised psyllium and sodium alginate into a calcium chloride bath.
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A polysaccharide fibre having, as components of the same fibre, alginate and psyllium polymers.
An antimicrobial fibre containing alginate, psyllium and a silver substance.
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A method of making a polysaccharide fibre comprising spinning or extruding an aqueous mixture of soluble psyllium and alginate polymers into a bath containing a substance which coagulates the aqueous mixture to form a fibre.
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