Treatment of acne
US7008647B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 23, 2001 |
| Grant date | Mar 7, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 23, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61L2300/63
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The invention relates to the use of one or more antimicrobial metals selected from silver, gold, platinum, and palladium but most preferably silver, preferably formed with atomic disorder, and preferably in a nanocrystalline form, for the treatment of a acne. The nanocrystalline antimicrobial metal of choice may be used in the form of a nanocrystalline coating of one or more antimicrobial metals, a nanocrystalline powder of one or more antimicrobial metals, or a solution containing dissolved species from a nanocrystalline powder or coating of one or more antimicrobial metals.
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