Abstract: A method for reducing the contact and/or transfer of contaminants, pathogens and other unwanted materials between a person's body areas comprising skin, hair and body openings, and/or underwear, jewelry and/or other devices worn and localized within said areas, and preferentially trying-on-clothes, e.g. in a clothes shop, when putting on or taking off such trying-on-clothes, which may risk to come into contact with such body areas or underwear, jewelry and/or other devices worn and localized within said areas, especially when trying on such trying-on-clothes, which comprises protecting such body areas or such underwear, jewelry and/or other devices worn and localized within said areas, by mounting a protective device comprising a layer of flexible protective material/materials over at least a part of such body areas or underwear, jewelry and/or other devices worn and localized within said areas, before or in connection with pulling on and/or taking off such clothes.

Abstract: A method for indicating the periphery line of a patch of an optionally resilient surface layer of a substrate object which patch is intended to be removed in a step, which may cause a change of the appearance of the surface, which method comprises the application on the surface of an adhesive mask, comprising an outer, “negative: and/or optionally an inner, slat “positive” mask component, comprising one or more layers of a sheet material, which can be brought to adhere to the surface of the object, wherein the negative mask comprises a main opening with a borderline, which forms an inner borderline of the mask, and the positive mask comprises a slab with a borderline, which forms an outer borderline of the mask, said inner and/or outer borderlines having essentially the shape of the intended periphery line of the patch of the surface layer intended to be removed, said main opening of slab having circular or preferably elongated, non-circular shape, preferably with a ratio of lengthwise exten

Abstract: Pharmaceutical compositions which release the active ingredient slowly are based upon a growth factor or hormone as active ingredient and a means for effecting slow release of the active ingredient. Means for effecting slow release of the active ingredient comprise a conjugate or mixture of a first component and a second component. The first component is a protein other than the active ingredient for binding growth factors and hormones, and the second component is a biodegradable carrier.