Patent · US Expired

Composition for the cosmetic and/or pharmaceutical treatment of the upper layers of the epidermis by topical application to the skin, and corresponding preparation process

US6203802A · kind A · utility

46Cited by
12References
11Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventors

Key dates

Filing dateFeb 14, 1994
Grant dateMar 20, 2001
Priority date
Expiry dateFeb 14, 2014

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61K2800/56
  • WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Composition comprising biodegradable nanoparticles encapsulating oils which are active and/or which contain an active ingredient having a cosmetic and/or pharmaceutical action in the upper layers of the epidermis. The nanoparticles are preferably prepared from a polymer of (C.sub.2 -C.sub.12) alkyl cyanoacrylate.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.