A moisturizer formulation for topical rejuvenation of the skin containing purified water, sodium tetraborate, lauramide diethanolamine, stearic acid, glycerine, collagen, papaya extract, retinyl palmitate, biotin, grapefruit seed extract, vitamin E acetate, ascorbic acid, linoleic acid, benzyl alcohol, and dehydroacetic acid. The moisturizer formulations of the invention are useful in the rejuvenation of the skin and in particular, after the skin has been exfoliated. The formulation may be retained in an air tight vessel such as an airless pump syringe. About 5 rads to about 10 rads of gamma radiation may be applied to the formulation retained within the air tight vessel.

This invention provides a method of sterilising an S-nitrosothiol, for example S-nitrosoglutathione, without reduction of purity by more than about 5.0% through degradation. The invention allows sterile S-nitrosothiol or a sterile pharmaceutical pre-composition comprising S-nitrosothiol, wherein the S-nitrosothiol is in dry solid form, to be produced. The sterile pharmaceutical pre-composition is mixed with one or more diluents, excipients, carriers, additional active agents, or any combination thereof, for example sterile saline, to prepare a pharmaceutical composition of S-nitrosothiol for use.

Disclosed herein are methods of terminally sterilizing bacterial minicells or compositions comprising bacterial minicells by exposure to ionizing irradiation. Also disclosed are terminally sterilized bacterial minicells, pharmaceutical compositions comprising the bacterial minicells, and methods of use the bacterial minicells and pharmaceutical compositions.

This invention provides a method of sterilizing an S-nitrosothiol, for example S-nitrosoglutathione, without reduction of purity by more than about 5.0% through degradation. The invention allows sterile S-nitrosothiol or a sterile pharmaceutical pre-composition comprising S-nitrosothiol, wherein the S-nitrosothiol is in dry solid form, to be produced. The sterile pharmaceutical pre-composition is mixed with one or more diluents, excipients, carriers, additional active agents, or any combination thereof, for example sterile saline, to prepare a pharmaceutical composition of S-nitrosothiol for use.

A method for sterilizing a membrane comprising an oxidoreductase enzyme, comprises: irradiating with gamma radiation the membrane comprising an oxidoreductase enzyme soaked in an aqueous buffer solution. Associated biosensors and bioreactors are also described.

An object of the present invention is to provide a sterilization method for a medical rubber product in which non-eluting characteristics are maintained even after sterilization with gamma ray and with which less troubles occur in a medical product manufacturing process. The medical rubber product according to the present invention is a medical rubber product formed from an elastic material and sterilized by being irradiated with gamma ray or electron ray (beta ray), wherein, when measurement is performed on a surface portion of the elastic material through ATR by using an FT-IR, if an area of an infrared absorption peak at around a wave number of 1650 cm.sup.?1 in an infrared absorption spectrum obtained through the measurement is defined as As and an area of an infrared absorption peak at around a wave number of 1470 cm.sup.?1 in the infrared absorption spectrum is defined as Bs, Ss=(As/Bs)?100?6 is satisfied.

The present invention relates to a mesh or membrane covering (2) based on biological material, for example collagen, or biosynthetic material for prostheses (1), in particular for a breast prosthesis (1), said prosthesis (1) having a rear surface that, when applied, is faced towards the person on whom (1) is applied, said covering (2) being characterized in that it provides a fixing system (4; 3) for fixing to said prosthesis (1), said fixing system providing a plurality of teeth or petals (4) or outer perimeter edge foldable on said rear surface of the prosthesis (1) by means (5). The invention further relates to a method for fixing said covering to a prosthesis, a prosthesis comprising said covering and a process for making said covering.

The present disclosure is directed to a method of making a composition by combining a vehicle, e.g., a single phase vehicle, and an insoluble component comprising a beneficial agent, and sterilizing the composition using ionizing radiation prior to use, wherein the beneficial agent is stable following exposure to a sterilizing dose of ionizing radiation. Related compositions and methods are provided.

The present invention relates to a method for preparing a biocompatible porcine cartilage-derived extracellular matrix membrane capable of adjusting an in-vovo degradation rate and a mechanical property, and a composition containing the porcine cartilage-derived extracellular matrix as an active ingredient, for preventing adhesion between tissues and/or organs. Despite its high biocompatibility as a natural material, cartilage tissue extracellular matrix has a short decomposition period and its mechanical property is weak, thereby restricting the application. Accordingly, a method of enhancing the mechanical property through physical or chemical treatment and radiation treatment has been developed. In the present invention, biomaterials of various formulations were produced by treating the porcine cartilage-derived extracellular matrix with physiochemical methods. In addition, although was carried out, a characteristic that the above cartilage-specific function was maintained despite the treatment of the physico-chemical treatment was checked. Furthermore, it may also be used as an adhesion inhibitor with excellent in-vivo stability and anti-adhesion effect by using the porcine cartilage-derived extracellular matrix material.

A method for producing a collagen meniscus implant by obtaining a freshly excised non-human meniscus, rinsing it in an aqueous solution, drying the rinsed meniscus, shaping it to approximate in dimension an average-sized human meniscus, extracting non-collagenous material from the shaped meniscus, and sterilizing it, yielding a collagen meniscus implant containing at least 90% by weight of type I collagen, less than 0.5% by weight of glycosaminoglycan, and less than 600 ppm DNA. Also disclosed is a collagen meniscus implant prepared by the above method. Further provided is a biocompatible and bioresorbable porous implant for meniscus repair. The implant includes a three-dimensional network of collagen fibers oriented in a direction approximating the collagen fiber orientation of a human meniscus. The implant has a size and a contour substantially equivalent to a human meniscus, and has a chemical composition similar to the above-described collagen meniscus implant.