Patent References 3721652 Iodophors and a process for their preparation Patent #: 3984341 InventorsApplicationNo. 05/677135 filed on 04/15/1976US Classes:424/447, Bandages with incorporated medicaments424/672, Iodophors424/78.25, Complexed with molecular halogen or compound containing only halogen atoms604/304, Bandage, pad, or shield placed on body for sustained treatment thereof606/228Suture or ligatureExaminersPrimary: Turner, A. A.International ClassesA01N 59/12 (20060101)A61L 17/00 (20060101) A61L 15/16 (20060101) A61L 15/46 (20060101) AbstractA long acting antimicrobial and especially antibacterial composition (a) free elemental iodine (b) a polymeric linear polymer formed from the recurrence of the 2-pyrrolidone monomer ##STR1## HAVING A MOLECULAR WEIGHT OF 1,000 TO 500,000 AND PREFERABLY WHEREIN N IS SUFFICIENTLY LARGE TO FORM A POLYMER HAVING AN INHERENT VISCOSITY OF AT LEAST 2.0 AND PREFERABLY FROM 3.0 TO 5.0 DECILITERS PER GRAM. AND (C) A HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT ISOTONIC ACIDIC MATERIAL PREFERABLY A POLYCARBOXYLATED ACID POLYMER SUCH AS POLYACRYLIC ACID OR A POLYCARBOXYLATED VINYL RESIN HAVING A MOLECULAR WEIGHT OF AT LEAST 10,000 AND PREFERABLY BETWEEN 250,000 AND 300,000 GRAM MOLECULAR WEIGHT UNITS. Ointments, dressings and sutures all are made from this polymer complex.Other References
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