Patent ID: 6042818
Filing Date: 2000-03-28
Classification: A01N,A61K

Abstract:
A film-forming composition for protection against infections containing a film-forming component and one or more disinfecting agents, said composition comprisinga) a film-forming component comprising 10 to 100 g/l of polyvinyl alcohol polymers or copolymers thereof having a molecular weight from 18,000 to 200,000,b) a disinfecting agent comprising 0.2 to 3 g/l of iodine in the form of polyvinyl pyrrolidone iodine or 5 to 50 g/l of chlorhexidine, andc) 2 to 50 g/l of ether carboxylic acids corresponding to formula R--(OC.sub.2 H.sub.4).sub.n --OCH.sub.2 --COOH, wherein R is an alkyl group containing 4 to 10 carbon atoms and n is a number of 2 to 8.