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Metal-containing materials

US7255881B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 22, 2003
Grant dateAug 14, 2007
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Expiry dateJan 23, 2025

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61L2300/624
  • WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Metal-containing materials, as well as their preparation and use are disclosed. The metal-containing material can be, for example, an antimicrobial material, an anti-biofilm material, an antibacterial material, an anti-inflammatory material, an anti-fungal material, an anti-viral material, an anti-cancer material, a pro-apoptosis material, anti-proliferative, MMP modulating material, an atomically disordered, crystalline material, and/or a nanocrystalline material. In certain embodiments, the metal-containing material is an atomically disordered, nanocrystalline silver-containing material.

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