Patent ID: 6465521
Filing Date: 2002-10-15
Classification: A61K,A61Q

Abstract:
A composition for desorbing bacteria from solid surfaces and from living tissues, comprising:a) about 50 to about 97% w/w of an aqueous phase; b) about 3 to about 50% w/w of a water immiscible oily phase; and c) about 0.003 to about 2.0% w/w of an amphipathic cationic moiety in an effective amount to enable the formation of a temporary oil-in-water emulsion which emulsion breaks down and separates within a period of about 10 seconds to thirty minutes of the formation thereof, wherein said composition is in the form of a two-phase preparation not requiring physical separation, and which upon shaking forms a temporary oil-in-water emulsion of limited lifetime.