Methods of treating conditions using metal-containing materials
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1. A method of treating a subject having a condition, comprising:
- contacting an area of the subject having the condition with an effective amount of a nanocrystalline material that comprises;
a metal selected from the group consisting of silver, platinum and palladium; and
an element selected from the group consisting of oxygen, nitrogen, carbon, boron, sulfur, a halogen, phosphorus, silicon, hydrogen and combinations thereof, wherein;
the nanocrystalline material is in a suppository or an enema,the nanocrystalline material contains at least about one atomic percent of the element, andthe condition is inflammatory bowel disease.
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Methods of treating conditions using metal-containing materials are disclosed. Exemplary conditions include bacterial conditions, biofilm conditions, microbial conditions, inflammatory conditions, fungal conditions, viral conditions, autoimmune conditions, idiopathic conditions, hyperproliferative conditions, noncancerous growths, cancerous conditions and combinations of such conditions. In certain embodiments, the metal-containing material is an atomically disordered, nanocrystalline silver-containing material.
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1. A method of treating a subject having a condition, comprising:
contacting an area of the subject having the condition with an effective amount of a nanocrystalline material that comprises; a metal selected from the group consisting of silver, platinum and palladium; and an element selected from the group consisting of oxygen, nitrogen, carbon, boron, sulfur, a halogen, phosphorus, silicon, hydrogen and combinations thereof, wherein; the nanocrystalline material is in a suppository or an enema, the nanocrystalline material contains at least about one atomic percent of the element, and the condition is inflammatory bowel disease. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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