Electrostatically charged nasal application method and product for micro-filtration
AssigneeTrutek Corp.
InventorsAshok Wahi, John Lawrence Dequina, Kanika Wahi, Bernard Foss
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Abstract
A method of microfiltration of inhaled air for nasal application and product for reducing the risk of inhalation of fine and ultra-fine (i.e., microscopic and submicroscopic) sized atmospheric pollutants by applying a formulation topically to the skin above the upper-lip and in close proximity of the nasal passages. The products of this formulation, when applied, create an electrostatic field for reducing the inhalation of fine and ultra-fine airborne pollutants.
Claims5
A method for electrostatically inhibiting fine and ultra-fine particulate matter from being inhaled into a person's nasal passages, wherein the person has a face of skin upon which the nasal passages are located, said method comprising:
- a) applying a thin film of a formulation to the skin in a vicinity of the nasal passages,
- wherein said formulation comprises a chloride based quaternary long-chain polymer, and wherein said long-chain polymer possesses a positive electrostatic charge,
- wherein the cohesion of the formulation is adjusted to provide adequate impermeability to the thin film;
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- wherein the adhesion of the thin film is adjusted to permit said thin film to stick to the skin;
- b) electrostatically attracting a first group of fine and ultra-fine particulate matter to the thin film,
- wherein the fine and ultra-fine particulate matter of the first group have a negative electrostatic charge,
- and holding the fine and ultra-fine particulate matter of the first group in place;
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- c) electrostatically repelling a second group of fine and ultra-fine particulate matter from the thin film,
- wherein said fine and ultra-fine particulate matter of the second group have a positive electrostatic charge.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.