Therapeutic article of manufacture with nanoparticles to promote wound healing and/or antimicrobial infection control

Abstract

A therapeutic article of manufacture that includes a body having fibers treated with a mixture including metal-modified cerium oxide nanoparticles (mCNPs) and one or more of a polymeric binder, a dispersant and a stabilizer. The mCNPs have a predominant 3+ surface charge and in a range of about 3-35 nanometers (nm) in size. The mCNPs are mixed in an amount that is in a range of about 0.01 to 0.1 weight percentage of the mixture having the mCNPs and the one or more of a polymeric binder, a dispersant and a stabilizer. The metal (m) is an antimicrobial promoting metal that is non-ionizing. A method is also provided that promotes wound healing and/or antimicrobial infection control with a barrier of the therapeutic article of manufacture.

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