Water-insoluble polysaccharide hydrogel foam for medical applications
US5089606A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 13, 1990 |
| Grant date | Feb 18, 1992 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 13, 2010 |
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- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC08J2305/00
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A water-insoluble polysaccharide hydrogel foam and a method and article of preparing a homogeneously foamed hydrogel from a two component aqueous system of water-soluble polysaccharides bearing pendant carboxylate groups. The hydrogel foam, when it incorporates an antimicrobial, has particular utility as a surgical preparation for vaginal or rectal surgery.
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