Patent ID: 6605069
Filing Date: 2003-08-12
Classification: A01N,A61L,A61P

Abstract:
A composition comprising:(a) an aromatic copolyester that includes, (i) 15-65 wt % of the copolyester of an ester unit of the formula (I) wherein R represents a divalent radical of a dicarboxylic acid which has a molecular weight of less than about 350, D represents a divalent radical of an organic diol which has a molecular weight of less than about 250, and (ii) 35-85 wt % of the copolyester of an ester unit of the formula (II) wherein R represents a divalent radical of a dicarboxylic acid which has a molecular weight of less than about 350, G represents a divalent radical of a long-chain glycol which has an average molecular weight of about 350 to 6,000; and(b) at least one homogeneously distributed antimicrobially active substance selected from the group consisting of quinolones, aminoglycosides, macrolides, polypeptides lincomycins antimycobacterial agents, fusidic acid, nalidixic acid, pipemidic acid, cinoxacin, ciprofloxacin, norfloxacin, ofloxacin, pefloxacin, enoxacin, gentamycin, kanamycinm amikacin, sisomycin, tobramycin, netilmicin, erythromycin, clarithromycin, azithromycin, bacitracin, mupirocin, thrythricin, lincomycin, clindamycin and rifampicin.