Pain-sensitive therapeutic wound dressings
US7361634B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 27, 2004 |
| Grant date | Apr 22, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 27, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61L2300/604
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The invention provides a wound dressing comprising a therapeutic agent and a matrix comprising polymers joined by cross-linkages which cross-linkages comprise oligopeptidic sequences which are cleavable by a kallikrein associated with wound fluid such that the rate of release of the therapeutic agent increases in the presence of elevated kallikrein levels.
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