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US Patent 7517536 Antimicrobial compositions and wound dressings

Patent 7517536 was granted and assigned to Feng Chia University on April, 2009 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

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Current Assignee

Feng Chia University

Patent Jurisdiction

United States Patent and Trademark Office

Patent Number

75175360

Patent Inventor Names

Tse-Hao Ko0

Date of Patent

April 14, 2009

Patent Application Number

113477160

Date Filed

February 3, 2006

Patent Primary Examiner

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Raymond J. Henley, III

Patent abstract

The present invention relates to a wound dressing comprising a flexible base layer and an antimicrobial material, wherein the antimicrobial material comprises an activated carbon-carried noble metal, the activated carbon is selected from the group consisting of an activated carbon powder, an activated carbon particle, an activated carbon fiber, and a combination thereof, and the noble metal is selected from the group consisting of silver, gold, palladium, platinum, copper, zinc, and a combination thereof. The invention also relates to an antimicrobial composition for topical use on skin, in which the composition comprises the aforementioned activated carbon-carried noble metal.