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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 03, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 29, 2014
Applicant:
Polichem SA, Luxembourg, LU;
Inventor:
Federico Mailland, Lugano, CH;
Assignee:
POLICHEM SA, Luxembourg, LU;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 31/722 (2006.01); A61K 45/06 (2006.01); A61K 8/73 (2006.01); A61Q 3/02 (2006.01); A61K 31/4418 (2006.01); A61K 31/58 (2006.01); A61K 31/593 (2006.01); A61Q 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 8/736 (2013.01); A61K 31/4418 (2013.01); A61K 31/58 (2013.01); A61K 31/593 (2013.01); A61K 31/722 (2013.01); A61K 45/06 (2013.01); A61Q 3/00 (2013.01); A61Q 3/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention is directed to the use of chitosan, a chitosan derivative or a physiologically acceptable salt thereof, to increase nail growth rate. The invention is further directed to the use of chitosans to accelerate nail growth rate during treatment of nail illnesses, nail dystrophy or other nail conditions, in order to shorten considerably the specific treatments of said nail illnesses, nail dystrophy or other nail conditions.