Patent ID: 8569384

Claim:
A method of improving the wet adhesion of medical adhesive article, comprising applying a composition comprising: a) a C 2 -C 5 lower alcohol present in an amount of at least 35 wt-%; b) a fatty component containing one or more free hydroxyl groups selected from the group consisting of C 12 -C 21 fatty alcohols, C 12 -C 21 fatty ethers, C 12 -C 21 fatty amides, and combinations of all of the foregoing; wherein the fatty component is present in the composition in an amount of at least 2 wt-%; and c) a cationic antimicrobial agent present in an amount of at least 0.5 wt-% based upon the total weight of the antimicrobial composition; and d) water, wherein the lower alcohol to water weight ratio is between 40:60 to 95:5; wherein the fatty component and the cationic antimicrobial are dissolved in the antimicrobial composition, and the antimicrobial composition is a solution; wherein the antimicrobial composition is free of surfactants with an HLB greater than 6; wherein if any component of the composition is ethoxylated, no more than two moles of ethylene oxide are included; and wherein the antimicrobial composition is essentially free of hydrophilic polymers; and applying a medical adhesive article over the composition.