Hair removal with metal nanoparticles in surfactant containing solutions
AssigneeSienna Labs, Inc.
InventorsTodd James Harris, Alice Ann Chen Kim
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Abstract
Treatment of skin tissue with photoactive materials and light, such as nanoparticles and formulations which are useful for cosmetic, diagnostic and therapeutic applications to mammals such as humans. In particular, embodiments of hair removal with metal nanoparticles in surfactant containing solutions are disclosed.
Claims1
A method for performing thermoablation, comprising the steps of contacting a target tissue region of a mammalian subject with a composition comprising a plurality of plasmonic nanoparticles under conditions such that an effective amount of the plasmonic nanoparticles localize to a domain of the target tissue region;
- and exposing the target tissue region to energy delivered from a nonlinear excitation surface plasmon resonance source in an amount effective to induce thermoablation of the domain of the target tissue region, wherein the nanoparticle comprises a coat on a surface of the nanoparticle, wherein the coat comprises a small molecule, a polymer, a peptide, a protein, a nucleic acid, or an antibody.
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