Abstract: This invention relates to polysaccharide fibres having water absorption properties characterised by the incorporation within the fibres of at least one substance having anti-microbial properties, and to wound dressings formed from said fibres. The polysaccharide fibres are preferably formed from alginate or alginate containing additional polysaccharide materials to give additional absorbency (such as, for example, sodium carboymethyl cellulose). The fibres preferably contain a silver compound as an antimicrobial agent.
Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of maleimide derivatives as spermicidal agents. In particular it relates to the use of a maleimide compound of formula (I): wherein R is any group with the proviso that the maleimide is not N-ethylmaleimide, as a spermicide. The invention further provides novel these compounds and their use in medicine. The invention also relates to spermicidal formulations containing maleimide derivatives.
Type:
Application
Filed:
October 24, 2002
Publication date:
June 16, 2005
Applicant:
SSL International plc
Inventors:
Suren Solanki, William Potter, Lorraine Anderson