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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 01, 2001
Filed:
Mar. 23, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Lajos Balogh, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Gary L. Hagnauer, Wayland, MA (US);
Donald A. Tomalia, Midland, MI (US);
Albert T. McManus, San Antonio, TX (US);
Assignee:
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army, Washington, DC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L 1/522 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L 1/522 ;
Abstract
An antimicrobial agent which is a composite composition of matter comprising a metal or metal-containing compound distributed on or in a dendritic polymer, and a method of treating wounds comprising applying to the wounds said antimicrobial agent. In a most preferred embodiment, said antimicrobial agent comprises discrete nanosized silver or silver containing compounds distributed on or in dendritic polymers.