摘要 |
A CONTAINER IS PROVIDED FOR SUBSTANCES THAT CONTAIN AN ANTIBACTERIAL COMPOUND. THE CONTAINER IS COMPRISED OF A TUBE BODY AND A TUBE SHOULDER THAT INCLUDES A TUBE NOZZLE. THE TUBE BODY MAY HAVE A LAMINATE STRUCTURE. THE TUBE SHOULDER MAY BE COMPRISED OF AN ALKENE BASED POLYMER SUCH AS A POLYETHYLENE OR A POLYPROPYLENE. SUCH ALKENE BASED POLYMERS HAVE A HIGH ABSORPTIVITY FOR ANTIBACTERIAL COMPOUNDS SUCH AS TRICLOSAN. IT HAS BEEN FOUND THAT THE ABSORPTIVITY FOR TRICLOSAN CAN BE REDUCED THROUGH THE USE OF AT LEAST ONE OF POLYTRIMETHYLENE NAPHTHALATE, POLYETHYLENE NAPHTHALATE AND ACROLONITRILE/METHACRYLATE AS THE SURFACE CONTACTING THE COMPOSITION CONTAINING THE ANTIBACTERIAL. THIS SURFACE CAN BE A FILM ON THE TUBE SHOULDER/NOZZLE, THE FULL STRUCTURE OF THE TUBE NOZZLE, AN INSERT IN THE TUBE NOZZLE OR A CO-INJECTION MOLDED SURFACE ON A SHOULDER/NOZZLE. THE ABSORPTION IS LESS THAN 10 MG/DM2. |