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US 2017/0000547 A1Published application
Compositions and methods for thermal skin treatment with metal nanoparticles
AssigneeSienna Biopharmaceuticals, 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 thermal treatment of the skin surface with metal nanoparticles in surfactant containing solutions are disclosed.
Claims1
A composition comprising a plurality of plasmonic nanoparticles in an amount effective to induce selective thermoablation in a target tissue region with which the composition is contacted.
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