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US 2013/0095184 A1Published application
Metal-Containing Materials for Treatment of Bacterial Conditions
AssigneeNucryst Pharmaceuticals Corp.
InventorsJeffrey B. Lyczak, Katherine Thompson, Katherine Turner, Paul Schechter
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Abstract
Metal-containing materials, as well as their preparation, formulations, and use are disclosed.
Claims48
A method, comprising:
- contacting an area of a subject with a nanocrystalline silver-containing material, and killing bacterial spores in the area with the nanocrystalline silver-containing material.
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An article, comprising:
- a bead comprising from 0.01 to 20 percent by weight of a metal-containing material;
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- a controlled-release coating on the bead,
- wherein the bead has a maximum average dimension of from 0.5 to 2 mm.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.