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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 26, 2001
Filed:
Jan. 14, 1998
Applicant:
Inventor:
Colin Raymond Bradford, Keighley, GB;
Assignee:
Smith & Nephew PLC, London, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 9/70 ; A61K 3/174 ; A61K 4/730 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 9/70 ; A61K 3/174 ; A61K 4/730 ;
Abstract
A paste or cream formulation which can be sterilised comprises an emulsion formed of a wax or oil, an emulsifier and water and an insoluble material which forms a gel in the presence of water. A bandage or wound dressing having the paste on a surface thereof is also disclosed. A method of making a sterilisable paste comprises forming an emulsion of oil or wax in water, forming a slurry of a gel-forming material in a polyol and then adding the slurry to the emulsion while mixing.