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US 5,334,388 AGranted
Antimicrobial drying substrate
AssigneeBecton, Dickinson and Company
InventorsMinh Q. Hoang, Mohammed A. Khan
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Abstract
A dry towel or wipe comprising an absorbent paper substrate which is uniformly coated and dried with an antimicrobial formulation comprising a volatile liquid, an active antimicrobial agent, a water soluble polymer, a polyalkylene glycol an emollient and water. The treated towel is useful in providing antimicrobial effectiveness for drying skin in preparation for surgical procedures without irritating or drying the skin.
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A dry wipe comprising an absorbent paper substrate which is coated and dried with an antimicrobial formulation comprising:
- (a) isopropanol or ethanol in an amount from about 50 to about 75 weight percent of the total composition;
- (b) chlorhexidine gluconate or parachlorometaylenol in an amount from about 0.05 to about 1.5 weight percent of the total composition;
- (c) chitosan in an amount from about 0.01 to about 2.5 weight percent of the total composition;
- (d) a polyalkylene glycol in an amount from about 0.5 to about 1.5 weight percent of the total composition.
- (e) a moisturizer and/or emollient in an amount from about 0.5 to about 1.5 weight percent of the total composition;
- (f)water in an amount from about 24 to about 27 weight percent of the total composition;
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- (g) a suitable pH adjusting component.
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