Wound coverings comprising vitamin d and related methods
AssigneeMarshall University Research Corporation
InventorFranklin D. Shuler
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Abstract
A wound covering is provided that comprises a substrate and vitamin D, or analogues or metabolites thereof, embedded in the substrate. Methods of making a wound covering are also provided and include the steps of providing a solution that includes a polymer; adding vitamin D, or analogues or metabolites thereof, to the solution to form a mixture; and forming one or more fibers from the mixture that are then embedded with the vitamin D, or analogues or metabolites thereof. Methods of treating a subject are further provided and include the step of applying a wound covering including one or more fibers embedded with vitamin D, or analogues or metabolites thereof, to a site on a subject.
Claims20
A wound covering, comprising:
- a substrate;
- and
- vitamin D, or analogues or metabolites thereof, embedded in the substrate.
A method for making a wound covering, comprising:
- providing a solution that includes a polymer;
- adding vitamin D, or analogues or metabolites thereof, to the solution to form a mixture;
- and
- forming one or more fibers from the mixture that are embedded with the vitamin D, or analogues or metabolites thereof.
A method of treating a subject, comprising applying a wound covering to a site on a subject, the wound covering including one or more fibers that are embedded with vitamin D, or analogues or metabolites thereof.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.