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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 13, 2023
Filed:
Jan. 22, 2021
Applicant:
Sintx Technologies, Inc., Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Inventors:
Bhajanjit Singh Bal, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Bryan J. McEntire, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Ryan M. Bock, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Assignee:
SINTX Technologies, Inc., Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01N 59/00 (2006.01); A61K 6/76 (2020.01); A01N 25/10 (2006.01); A01N 25/12 (2006.01); A61C 13/087 (2006.01); A61K 6/889 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01N 59/00 (2013.01); A01N 25/10 (2013.01); A01N 25/12 (2013.01); A61C 13/087 (2013.01); A61K 6/76 (2020.01); A61K 6/889 (2020.01); A61C 2201/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
Disclosed herein are antifungal composites, devices, and methods to reduce or prevent a fungus from growing on the antifungal composite. The antifungal composite and devices thereof may include a biocompatible polymer and a SiNpowder loaded in at least a portion of the biocompatible polymer. The polymer may be a thermoplastic polymer such as a poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) resin and the SiNpowder may be present in a concentration of about 1 vol. % to about 30 vol. % in the thermoplastic polymer.