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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 06, 2021
Filed:
Sep. 08, 2014
Applicant:
The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Inventors:
Hyun-Su Lee, Wayne, PA (US);
David M. Eckmann, Wynnewood, PA (US);
Russell Composto, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Assignee:
THE TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L 29/08 (2006.01); A61L 29/16 (2006.01); A61L 31/10 (2006.01); A61L 15/22 (2006.01); A61L 27/34 (2006.01); A61L 31/16 (2006.01); A61L 15/46 (2006.01); A61L 27/54 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L 29/085 (2013.01); A61L 15/225 (2013.01); A61L 15/46 (2013.01); A61L 27/34 (2013.01); A61L 27/54 (2013.01); A61L 29/16 (2013.01); A61L 31/10 (2013.01); A61L 31/16 (2013.01); A61L 2300/404 (2013.01); A61L 2300/406 (2013.01); A61L 2420/02 (2013.01); A61L 2420/08 (2013.01);
Abstract
The invention provides compositions comprising a plurality of polymer layers for preventing or inhibiting microbial infections. Specifically, the invention provides a combination of a cationic polymer layer that resists adhesion of a microbe to its surface and an anionic polymer layer that releases a cationic anti-microbial agent in response to a change in pH or electrostatic balance.