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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 01, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 16, 2008
Paul Anthony Mccarron, Newtownabbey, GB;
Mark Godfrey Jenkins, Belfast, GB;
Ryan Gerald Loughlin, Banbridge, GB;
Paul Anthony McCarron, Newtownabbey, GB;
Mark Godfrey Jenkins, Belfast, GB;
Ryan Gerald Loughlin, Banbridge, GB;
Innovation Ulster Limited, Londonderry, GB;
Abstract
A gel formulation for use in filling a wound cavity and delivering active ingredient thereto, having a pH range of 6.5 to 7.5, low bioadhesive strength and cohesive integrity and being a PVA borate gel including an active ingredient and a modulator to bind borate and/or PVA in aqueous solution through a mono-diol or di-diol formation and reduces the pH of PVA-borate hydrogels. A suitable modulator is a sugar alcohol such as mannitol and the active ingredient, a medicament suitable for topical application such as a local anaesthetic and/or an antibiotic.