Enzymatic bandages and pads
US4576817A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 7, 1984 |
| Grant date | Mar 18, 1986 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 7, 2004 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S604/904
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Enzymatic absorbent materials such as bandages and pads, for body contact applications, contain serum-activated oxidoreductase enzyme for producing hydrogen peroxide upon contact of the enzymatic materials with serum. An illustrative serum-activated oxidoreductase enzyme is glucose oxidase with the corresponding substrate in serum being glucose.
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