ANTIMICROBIAL COMPOSITION, DRESSING, DRESSING COMPONENTS, AND METHOD

• Main Authors: MELLOR, James Sebastian, BOURDILLON, Katherine A, WESTMORELAND, Matthew, DELURY, Craig, REGAN, Sophie
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 25.11.2021
• Subjects: CHEMICAL ASPECTS OF BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS, ORSURGICAL ARTICLES; CHEMISTRY; COMPOSITIONS BASED THEREON; COMPOSITIONS OF MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS; DISINFECTION, STERILISATION, OR DEODORISATION OF AIR; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HYGIENE; MATERIALS FOR BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS, OR SURGICALARTICLES; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; METALLURGY; METHODS OR APPARATUS FOR STERILISING MATERIALS OR OBJECTS INGENERAL; ORGANIC MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS; THEIR PREPARATION OR CHEMICAL WORKING-UP

An antimicrobial composition may comprise a surfactant. The antimicrobial composition may include about 30 μg/ml to about 1,000 μg/ml of the surfactant, by volume of the antimicrobial composition. The surfactant may comprise a docusate salt such as docusate sodium. The antimicrobial composition may comprise an antimicrobial agent. The antimicrobial composition may include from about 0.01% to about 10% of the antimicrobial agent, by weight of the antimicrobial composition. The antimicrobial agent may comprise polyhexanide (PHMB). In some embodiments, the antimicrobial composition may comprise a matrix-forming material. The antimicrobial composition may include at least 90% of the matrix-forming material, by weight of the antimicrobial composition. The matrix-forming material may comprise collagen, oxidized regenerated cellulose, alginate, carboxymethylcellulose, or combinations thereof.