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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 09, 1999
Filed:
Dec. 22, 1994
Yutaka Enomoto, Tokyo, JP;
Masahiko Fujii, Tokyo, JP;
Takao Furusho, Tokyo, JP;
Naoki Yamamoto, Tokyo, JP;
Fuji Latex Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A condom prophylactic against AIDS infection coated with acidic polysaccharides is provided which has an antiviral action and a method of the manufacture thereof. The acidic polysaccharides can be polysaccharides, protein-bound saccharides and glycolipids such as extracts from sea-weeds, extracts from Procaryomycota and Eucaryomycota, carrageenan and so on which have acidic groups such as sulfuric acid group in a portion of polysaccharides. A condom is coated with a solution of said acidic polysaccharides, and optionally with a lubricant. AIDS infection can be prevented without side effect by using a condom of the present invention.