| abstract |
Anti-adhesion barrier compositions for preventing adhesion between tissues at annsurgical lesion comprising sodium carboxymethyl cellulose and gellan gum in anweight ratio of 1 : (0.2 to 5), preferably 1 : (0.8 to 1.25). The compositions maynfurther contain from 0.2 to 5 parts by weight of one or more of interleukine-10,nhyaluronate, heparin, nifedipine HCl, phosphatidylcholine, medroxyprogestonenacetate, L-arginine, nitric oxide, polyvinylalcohol (PVA), protein inhibitor andndextran per 1 part by weight of the sodium carboxymethyl cellulose and/or from 0.02nto 0.06 parts by weight of an antibiotic substance per 1 part by weight of the sodiumncarboxymethyl cellulose. |