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US 6,281,265 B1Granted
Curable compositions with antimicrobial properties
AssigneeSalim A. Nathoo
InventorsR. Eric Montgomery, Salim A. Nathoo
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Abstract
Novel curable compositions are disclosed which include a water insoluble antimicrobial agent. The curable compositions are useful in inhibiting the growth of bacteria on the surface of the curable composition, within the curable compositions and in a volume adjacent to the curable composition.
Claims6
An artificial fingernail composition, comprising:
- a polymerizable system and a water-insoluble anti-microbial agent inert to the polymerizable system, wherein said composition is cured to produce an artificial fingernail.
An artificial fingernail comprising a cured polymerization system and a water-insoluble anti-microbial agent inert to the polymerization system, wherein said anti-microbial agent provides a zone of inhibition of growth of bacteria surrounding said artificial fingernail.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.