For bandages

Goods and services are divided for registration purposes into classes, in respect of which a mark may be registered. Pharmaceuticals fall within Class 5, but the scope of many of the classes (of which there are 42) is very wide. Class 5, in fact, covers pharmaceuticals, veterinary and sanitary substances, infant and invalid foods, plasters, material for bandaging, material for filling teeth and dental wax, disinfectants and preparations for killing weeds and destro)dng vermin. 

When the above principles were applied to acrylic adhesives, a new type of acrylic adhesive was created. Corresponding to hydrogel, it is called oil-gel. The acrylic oil-gel adhesive is now widely applied for bandages, dressings, and TDS. The schematic microstructures of hydrogel adhesives, SIS adhesives, and acrylic oil-gels are shown in Table 3. 

For bandages 30 to 40 drops in 1 quart (1 1) distilled water in spray bottle spray on bandages before use. 

Goodrich, L.R., Moll, H.D., Crisman, M.V., Lessard, P., Bigbie, R.B. Comparison of equine amnion and a nonadherent wound dressing material for bandaging pinch-grafted wounds in ponies. Am. J. Vet. Res. 61(3), 326-329 (2000)... 

A special form of the SMC is used for bandages. A mixture of unsaturated polyesters, styrene, and benzoin derivatives is applied to nylon netting. The mixture cures under ultraviolet light. An advantage of these bandages over plaster of Paris is the lower weight, the water resistance, and the transparency to X-rays. 

V T Bartels, K H Umbach, Physiological demands on materials for bandages , 6th Dresden Text Conf, 19-20 June, Germany 2002. 

Medical uses Silver nanoparticles are used as an antibacterial agent for bandages and in the coatings on hearing aids. 

In orthopaedic applications natural materials are frequently used rather than synthetic materials because orthopaedic products are mostly applied directly onto the skin. Therefore, irritations have to be prevented. Cotton (eg, Drell and Molton ) and wool are often used because of their properties. Cotton is a very strong, breathable, antistatic and skin-friendly material. The only disadvantages are that cotton has less flexibility and bad heat insulation. Furthermore, wool is used for orthopaedic devices because of the elasticity, dimension stability and heat insulafion capabUity. Cotton is frequently used for bandages and for products that are directly applied on the skin. 

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