HYGIENIC OR PERSONAL CARE ARTICLE HAVING A CONTENT OF COPPER OR COPPER IONS

1 . A hygienic or care article, comprising:

a) a content of hydroactive polymers, and

b) a content of copper or copper ions.

2 . The hygienic or care article according to claim 1 , wherein the copper ions are selected from the group consisting essentially of copper(I) and copper(II) ions.

3 . The hygienic or care article according to claim 1 , wherein the copper ions are bound copper ions.

4 . The hygienic or care article according to claim 1 , wherein the copper oxide comprises particles having a size between ≧0.5 μm and ≦20 μm.

5 . The hygienic or care article according to claim 4 , wherein the copper or copper ions are present in powder form, granulate form, in wire form, as a colloid, as a fiber impregnation and/or as cuttings.

6 . The hygienic or care article according to claim 1 , wherein the hydroactive polymers are superabsorbent polymers.

7 . The hygienic or care article according to claim 1 , further comprising a material section comprising superabsorbent polymers and a shell arranged around in at least some sections of the material section.

8 . The hygienic or care article according to claim 1 , wherein the hygiene and/or care article comprises:

a) a section comprising soft foam,

b) a wound contact layer, and

c) a wound drainage device for use with negative pressure.

9 . Use of a hygienic or care article according to claim 1 for treating chronic wounds, acute bleeding wounds, burn wounds and/or traumatically produced wounds.

10 . Use of a hygienic or care article according to claim 1 as a patient undersheet or an incontinence sheet.

11 . Use of a hygienic or care article according to claim 1 as a compression bandage.

12 . A method for treating wounds, in particular chronic wounds, comprising:

a) using a plurality of hydroactive polymer including superabsorbent polymers, and

b) using a content of copper or copper ions.