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US 9,345,629 B2Granted
Method for decontaminating the skin with textile composite material
AssigneeSNS Nano Fiber Technology, LLC
InventorsJurgen Lademann, Laura M. Frazier, Woraphon Kataphinan
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Abstract
The present invention provides a method of decontaminating human skin from noxious substances without a washing and/or massage procedure, wherein the method comprises applying a textile composite to a contaminated skin area for a predetermined period of time, wherein a washing procedure or a massage procedure is not utilized; and removing the textile composite from the contaminated skin area.
Claims6
A method of decontaminating human skin from noxious substances, comprising:
- applying a textile composite to a contaminated skin area for a predetermined period of time;
- stimulating production of sweat in the contaminated skin area;
- and
- removing the textile composite from the contaminated skin area;
- wherein the textile composite comprises a nanofiber nonwoven and a superabsorbent integrated into the nanofiber nonwoven, the nanofiber nonwoven having a fiber diameter of less than 1 μm;
- and
- wherein the contaminated skin area comprises contaminated hair follicles, and the noxious substances are removed from the hair follicles.
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