Abstract: A method is disclosed for treating a wound or attaching a device or article to the skin using a film of pressure sensitive adhesive having dispersed therein a discontinuous gaseous phase contained within voids in the adhesive. The adhesive is formed from the polymerization of a hydrophilic premix and exhibits high moisture vapor transmission and fluid absorbency.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
July 30, 1990
Date of Patent:
April 23, 1991
Assignee:
Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company