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US 11,691,034 B2Granted
Methods for strengthening and repairing nails using curable compositions
AssigneesFamous Names, LLC, Esschem, Inc.
InventorsJim Nordstrom, Linda Nordstrom, Susan Sheariss
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a curable nail strengthening composition comprising a polymerizable material, at least one penetrating agent, and at least one curing agent. The strengthening composition penetrates the nail and is cured within the nail plate without cross-linking the nail proteins. Methods for strengthening and repairing nails are also disclosed.
Claims14
A method for treating nail plates comprising:
- a) applying a penetrating composition to at least a portion of the surface of a nail plate, wherein the composition comprises a polymerizable material, at least one penetrating enhancer and a curing agent;
- b) allowing the penetrating composition to penetrate the nail plate below the surface of the nail plate;
- c) removing excess of the penetrating composition from the surface of the nail plate;
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- d) curing the penetrating composition which has penetrated below the surface of the nail plate,
- wherein the polymerizable material is selected from the group consisting of hydroxyethyl methacrylate, hydroxypropyl methacrylate, butyl methacrylate, isobutyl methacrylate, t-butyl methacrylate, propyl methacrylate, hexyl methacrylate, cyclohexyl methacrylate, isobornyl methacrylate, ethoxyethyl methacrylate, 2-(ethoxyethoxy)ethyl methacrylate, acetoacetoxyethyl methacrylate, ethyl methacrylate, methyl methacrylate, fluoro methacrylate, furfuryl methacrylate, ethylene dimethacrylate, 1,12-docecanediol dimethacrylate, diethylene glycol methyl ether methacrylate, triethylene glycol ethyl ether methacrylate, 1,3-butylene glycol dimethacrylate, 1,6-hexanediol dimethacrylate, glycerol methacrylate, sorbitol methacrylate, alkyl methacrylate, trimethylolpropane trimethacrylate, tetraethleyene glycol dimethacrylate, dipentaerythritol trimethacrylate, polyether methacrylate, ethylene glycol dimethacrylate, HEMA acetoacetate, isopropylidenephenyl bisoxyhydroxypropyl methacrylate, lauryl methacrylate, methoxydiglycol methacrylate, PEG-4 dimethacrylate, tetrahydrofurfuryl methacrylate, pyromelletic glycidyl dimethacrylate, triethylene glycol dimethacrylate, trimethylolpropane trimethacrylate, urethane methacrylate, diurethane methacrylate, urethane dimethacrylate, bis(glyceryl dimethacrylate) pyromellitate and combinations thereof, and
- wherein step b) comprises placing the nail plate under a heat source.
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