Infection resistant products
AssigneeBaxter International Inc.
InventorsJean Kersten, Yves A. Delmotte
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Abstract
The present invention relates to infection resistant materials and or products made from a molten blend of at least one polymer and a compound having antioxidant, plasticizer and antiviral activity. Additionally, this compound has a hydrophilic lipophilic balance of between 12 and 20. The preferred polymer, polyvinyl chloride, is blended with the antioxidant, plasticizer, antiviral compound NONOXYNOL-9 (.alpha.-nonylphenyl-w-hydroxypoly(oxy-1, 2-ethanediyl) to form the infection resistant material.
Claims5
Polymeric infection resistant glove comprising a blend of a polymer and a heat resistant antiviral compound made by the process comprising:
- a. mixing a molten blend of a polymer and a compound having a Hydrophilic Lipophilic Balance of between 12 and 20, said compound consisting of:
- R.sub.1 --O--((CH.sub.2)a.sub.i --O)n--R.sub.2 where R.sub.1 is a saturated or unsaturated hydrocarbon radical, the constituent elements selected from the group consisting of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen;
- a.sub.i is, for i=to n, an integer greater than or equal to 2;
- R.sub.2 is an organic radical, the constituent elements selected from the group consisting of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen n is an integer selected so that the Hydrophilic Lipophilic Balance of said compound is between 12 and 20, said compound comprising between 1 to 10% of said glove;
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- b. forming said glove.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.