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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 24, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 15, 2011
Mahesh Sambasivam, Pennington, NJ (US);
Xiang Yu, San Antonio, TX (US);
Joseph C Salamone, San Antonio, TX (US);
Ann Beal Salamone, San Antonio, TX (US);
Mahesh Sambasivam, Pennington, NJ (US);
Xiang Yu, San Antonio, TX (US);
Joseph C Salamone, San Antonio, TX (US);
Ann Beal Salamone, San Antonio, TX (US);
CONVATEC TECHNOLOGIES INC., Las Vegas, NV (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates to amphiphilic pressure sensitive adhesives, specifically, pressure sensitive adhesives with amphiphilic copolymers which improve adhesion under moist environment. The amphiphilic copolymers comprise at least one hydrophobic acrylic monomer or oligomer and at least one hydrophilic or amphiphilic monomer or oligomer. The present invention also relates to the use of such adhesives in securing medical devices to human skin.