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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 11, 2023
Filed:
Aug. 20, 2019
Applicant:
University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC (US);
Inventors:
Ehsan Jabbarzadeh, Columbia, SC (US);
Sara Eslambolchimoghadam, Columbia, SC (US);
Assignee:
University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 21/80 (2006.01); A61B 5/145 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 21/80 (2013.01); A61B 5/14539 (2013.01); A61B 2562/12 (2013.01);
Abstract
Medical swabs incorporating a pH indicator in an absorbent crosslinked hydrogel matrix. The medical swabs can provide for visual monitoring of biological pH. The medical swabs can be used to monitor wounds, such as chronic wounds, burn wounds, surgical wounds, etc., as well as other biological fluids. The swabs can be used for early detection of chronic wounds and/or early detection of bacterial infections.