Compositions comprising honey and a super-absorbent material
AssigneeManukaMed Limited
InventorDenis Eric WATSON
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Abstract
A composition comprising honey and a super-absorbent material. A method of treating a lesion comprising applying a composition comprising honey and a super-absorbent material to the lesion. A method of manufacturing the composition of the invention, comprising: (a) providing at least one type of honey; (b) providing at least one super-absorbent material; and (c) combining the honey and super-absorbent material.
Claims25
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A composition comprising honey and a super-absorbent polymer fiber, which super-absorbent polymer fiber provides a lattice structure and is impregnated with the honey, wherein (a) the super-absorbent polymer fiber comprises a cross-linked polymer of acrylic acid and methacrylate;
- (b) the honey utilizes less than 50% of the super-absorbent polymer fiber's absorbent capacity;
- and (c) the superabsorbent polymer fiber is able to absorb, in water, at least 10 times its dry weight whilst retaining structural integrity of the composition.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.