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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 02, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 30, 2005
Applicant:
Stephen T. Wellinghoff, San Antonio, TX (US);
Inventor:
Stephen T. Wellinghoff, San Antonio, TX (US);
Assignee:
Southwest Research Institute, San Antonio, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01N 59/16 (2006.01); A01N 59/00 (2006.01); A01N 25/10 (2006.01); A61K 33/38 (2006.01); A61K 47/48 (2006.01); A61K 47/32 (2006.01); A61L 15/16 (2006.01); A61L 15/46 (2006.01); A61L 15/00 (2006.01); A61K 47/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L 15/46 (2013.01); A01N 59/16 (2013.01); A61K 33/38 (2013.01); A61K 47/48984 (2013.01); A61L 2300/104 (2013.01); A61L 2300/106 (2013.01); A61L 2300/404 (2013.01); A61L 2300/602 (2013.01);
Abstract
Disclosed are compositions comprising a hydrophilic polymer, a hydrophobic polymer, a silver ion, and a chlorite anion, wherein the silver ion associates with at least one hydrophilic or hydrophobic polymer, and wherein the chlorite ion associates with the hydrophilic polymer. Also disclosed are methods of making a photo-stable silver ion and chlorite ion containing wound dressing and methods of reducing or preventing infection of a wound by using the compositions and wound dressings of the present invention.