INERT POLYMER-COATED BIOPHOTONIC SYSTEMS
The present disclosure generally relates to silicone-coated biophotonic material and to articles comprising same as well as to the potential uses thereof, such as, for example, in wound treatment.
1 . A silicone-coated biophotonic material comprising: at least one biophotonic fiber component coated with silicone, wherein the at least one biophotonic fiber component is photo-stimulated upon exposure to light to emit fluorescence.
2 . The silicone-coated biophotonic material according to claim 1 , wherein the silicone-coated biophotonic material is a silicone-coated biophotonic membrane.
3 . The silicone-coated biophotonic material according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one biophotonic fiber component comprises biophotonic fibers.
4 . The silicone-coated biophotonic material according to claim 1 , wherein the biophotonic fibers are woven.
5 . The silicone-coated biophotonic material according to claim 1 , wherein the biophotonic fibers are non-woven.
6 . The silicone-coated biophotonic material according to claim 1 , wherein the biophotonic fibers comprise light-accepting molecules.
7 . The silicone-coated biophotonic material according to claim 6 , wherein the light-accepting molecules are xanthene dyes.
8 . The silicone-coated biophotonic material according to claim 6 , wherein the light-accepting molecules are Eosin Y.
9 . The silicone-coated biophotonic material according to claim 6 , wherein the light-accepting molecules are Eosin Y and Fluorescein.
10 . The silicone-coated biophotonic material according to claim 1 , wherein photo-stimulation of the at least one biophotonic fiber component causes the silicone-coated biophotonic material to emit fluorescence.
11 . The silicone-coated biophotonic material according to claim 10 , wherein the fluorescence emitted has a wavelength ranging from between 400 nm and about 700 nm.
12 . The silicone-coated biophotonic material according to claim 1 , wherein photo-stimulation of the at least one biophotonic fiber causes the silicone-coated biophotonic material to emit fluorescence in the yellow, orange and/or red regions.
13 . The silicone-coated biophotonic material according to claim 1 , wherein the biophotonic fibers are composed of nylon.
14 . The silicone-coated biophotonic material according to claim 1 , wherein interstices are present between fibers of the biophotonic fibers.
15 . The silicone-coated biophotonic material according to claim 1 , wherein the silicone coating has a thickness of between about 10 microns and about 100 microns.
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18 . The silicone-coated biophotonic material according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one biophotonic fiber component is a mesh.
19 . The silicone-coated biophotonic material according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one biophotonic fiber component is a flexible matrix.
20 . The silicone-coated biophotonic material according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one biophotonic fiber component is a patch.
21 . The silicone-coated biophotonic material according to claim 1 , wherein the photoactivated biophotonic fiber component emits in the purple, blue, green, yellow, orange and red wavelengths.
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24 . A method for wound healing, the method comprising:
a) applying the silicone-coated biophotonic material according to claim 1 ; and
b) illuminating the silicone-coated biophotonic material with actinic light for a time sufficient to achieve photoactivation of the biophotonic fiber component.
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