Skin reaction test patch for diagnosing dietary allergy in animals
OwnerHye Hyeon HANinventor
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a skin reaction test patch for diagnosing a dietary allergy in animals, which easily diagnoses an allergy through a skin reaction test by conveniently and effectively injecting an allergen into the dermal layer of an individual animal, and a method for diagnosing a dietary allergy using the same, and according to the present invention, the dietary allergy of a companion animal can be simply diagnosed within 30 minutes even at home by attaching a band-type patch to the skin surface of the animal and peeling off the patch.
Claims6
A skin reaction test patch for diagnosing a dietary allergy in animals, the patch consisting of:
- a plurality of microneedles, each microneedle formed of a material consisting of biodegradable polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP), an allergen, and a dye, wherein the dye is selected from the group consisting of rhodamine, phenol red dye, blue dextran dye, congo red, malachite green, and rose bengal;
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- a pad supporting the plurality of microneedles and consisting of an intermediate layer formed of PVP and a surface layer formed by coating the intermediate layer with a flavoring agent for preventing animal licking,
- wherein the allergen is injected into the animals by biodegradation of the plurality of microneedles,
- wherein multiple types of allergies are capable of being diagnosed at one time by containing various types of allergens and dyes in the plurality of microneedles.
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