Inventors:
Scott H. Gillis - Concord MA, US
Paul Schechter - Dover MA, US
James Alexander Robert Stiles - Toronto, CA
Assignee:
Nucryst Pharmaceuticals Corp. - Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta
International Classification:
A61K 9/02, A61K 9/14, A61K 31/28, A61K 31/282, A61K 33/00, A61K 33/24, A61K 33/38, A61K 33/42
US Classification:
424618, 424604, 424619, 424646, 424649, 424430, 424433, 424436, 424489, 514492, 514495, 514951, 514966, 514967, 514968
Abstract:
Metal-containing materials, as well as their preparation and use are disclosed. The metal-containing material can be, for example, an antimicrobial material, an anti-biofilm material, an antibacterial material, an anti-inflammatory material, an anti-fungal material, an anti-viral material, an anti-cancer material, a pro-apoptosis material, anti-proliferative, MMP modulating material, an atomically disordered, crystalline material, and/or a nanocrystalline material. In certain embodiments, the metal-containing material is an atomically disordered, nanocrystalline silver-containing material.