Abstract: Cosmetic composition comprising at least one compound from advanced glycation end products (‘AGEs’) and/or precursors thereof as an agent for skin treatment, especially for protection and/or care of the skin. The present invention further provides a cosmetic composition comprising at least one compound from the group of the AGEs and/or precursors thereof, wherein the AGEs are prepared by reacting sugars with the amino acids lysine and/or arginine.

Abstract: An oral and dental hygiene product is comprised of a composite material comprising calcium salts which are slightly soluble in water, in the form of nanoparticulate primary particles having a length of from 5 to 150 nm and a cross section of from 2 to 50 nm and protein components selected from the group consisting of proteins, protein hydrolysates and protein hydrolysate derivatives, and 0.1 to 9% by weight of a cleaning agent based on the total weight of the product.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a surface-modified nanoscale zinc oxide, where the surface modification involves coating with an oligo- or polyethylene glycol acid. This surface-modified zinc oxide is characterized in that it forms stable dispersions in a liquid medium. In addition, the present invention relates to a process for the production of surface-modified zinc oxide, and also to a process for the production of nanoscale zinc oxide dispersions.

Abstract: The invention relates to oral and dental hygiene products comprising a) a composite material consisting of calcium salts which are slightly soluble in water, in the form of nanoparticulate primary particles having a length of from 5 to 150 nm and a cross section of from 2 to 50 nm and protein components selected from proteins, protein hydrolysates and protein hydrolysate derivatives, and b) 10 to 35% by weight of a cleaning agent mixture, the cleaning agent mixture comprising from 0.01 to 5% by weight of aluminum oxide polishing agent. The oral and dental hygiene products ensure a thorough cleaning of the teeth with simultaneous and long-lasting remineralization of the tooth surface.

Abstract: A dental adhesive film that, when applied to dental material, assists in the remineralization of dental material that exhibits damage from caries, lesions in the enamel and open dentine channels. The active compound in the dental adhesive film is a finely divided, poorly soluble calcium salt of phosphates, fluorides, fluorophosphates and mixtures thereof. Optionally present may be hydroxyl, carbonate or chloride ions.

Abstract: An oral and dental hygiene product comprising a) a composite material containing poorly water-soluble calcium salts in the form of nanoparticulate primary particles which are between 5 and 150 nm long and have a cross-section of between 2 and 50 nm, and protein constituents selected from proteins, protein hydrolysates and protein hydrolysate derivatives, and b) between 0.1 and 9 wt. % of a cleaning agent, in relation to the total weight of the product. The inventive oral and dental hygiene product ensures an effective and long-lasting remineralization of the surface of the tooth, and a protective cleaning action of the cleaning or polishing agent.

Abstract: Hygiene products such as diapers, tampons, pantyliners and the like are produced using body-compatible substances in the form of nanoparticles having surfaces that have been chemically and/or physically modified. The substances may be oxides, oxide hydrates, hydroxides, halogenides, phosphates, sulfides, nitrides or carbides of aluminum, silicon, alkali metals, alkaline earth metals, or secondary group elements. The surface modification may be carried out using organic compounds such as carboxylic acids, carboxylic acid derivatives, amino acids, hydroxycarboxylic acids, sugar acids, polyglycolic acids, ether carboxylic acids, alkyl halides, or silanes.

Abstract: An adhesive composition and the use thereof to produce barrier-effect composite films. The adhesive composition contains polymer binders and fillers having a platelet-like crystallite structure with an aspect ratio of >100. The composite films produced with this adhesive exhibit barrier characteristics against the migration of oxygen, flavors and water vapor. These films are useful for packaging foods and medicaments.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a surface-modified nanoscale zinc oxide, where the surface modification involves coating with an oligo- or polyethylene glycol acid. This surface-modified zinc oxide is characterized in that it forms stable dispersions in a liquid medium. In addition, the present invention relates to a process for the production of surface-modified zinc oxide, and also to a process for the production of nanoscale zinc oxide dispersions.

Abstract: The invention relates to the use of nanoscalar water-soluble ?-(1,3) glucans, which are essentially free from ?-(1,6) links and have particle diameters ranging from 10 to 300 nm for producing cosmetic and/or pharmaceutical preparations. When applied topically, the especially fine dispersion of the particles, compared to prior art glucans, facilitates their rapid penetration of both the stratum corneum of the skin and the keratin fibres of the hair.

Abstract: A process for the production of amorphous, crystalline, or mixed oxides of metals having mean particle diameters of 1 to 500 nm, by providing an electrolysis cell having a cathode in a cathode half-cell and an anode in an anode half cell, providing in the electrolysis cell a solution comprising ions of a metal or metals from which the oxide particles are to be formed dissolved in an organic electrolyte, and electrochemically reducing the metal ions at the cathode in the presence of an oxidizing agent while impeding or preventing passage of halogens from the anode half cell to the cathode half cell, to form the oxide or oxides.

Abstract: Hygiene products such as diapers, tampons, pantyliners and the like are produced using zinc oxide in the form of nanoparticles having surfaces that have been chemically and/or physically modified. The surface modification may be carried out using organic compounds such as carboxylic acids, carboxylic acid derivatives, amino acids, hydroxycarboxylic acids, sugar acids, polyglycolic acids, ether carboxylic acids, alkyl halides, or silanes.

Abstract: A dental adhesive film that, when applied to dental material, assists in the remineralization of dental material that exhibit damage from caries, lesions in the enamel and open dentine channels. The active compound in the dental adhesive film is a finely divided, poorly soluble calcium salt of phosphates, fluorides, fluorophosphates and mixtures thereof. Optionally present may be hydroxyl, carbonate or chloride ions.

Abstract: The invention relates to thixotropic oral and dental care agents containing a content of one or more nanoparticular inorganic compounds selected from the group consisting of metal oxides, metal oxide hydrates, metal hydroxides, metal carbonates, metal phosphates and of metal silicates. The agents are suited, for example, as liquid-dosable or sprayable mouthwashes.

Abstract: The invention relates to compositions for treating tooth and/or bone tissue that contain calcium phosphates, calcium fluorides or calcium fluorophosphates, all of which being poorly soluble in water, and polyelectrolytes. The compositions can be cured and are suited for the smoothing, the reconstruction, and the remineralizing treatment of tooth and bone tissue, especially for eliminating microroughnesses.

Abstract: A cosmetic or pharmaceutical composition used for blocking the penetration of ultraviolet radiation, the composition containing nanoscale organic UV filters having a mean diameter of from 10 to 300 nm.

Abstract: The invention relates to the use of nanoscale sterols and/or sterol esters with particle diameters of 10 to 300 nm as food additives and as active substances for the production of hypocholesterolemic agents. The particular fineness of the particles promotes more rapid absorption by the blood serum after oral ingestion by comparison with conventional sterols and sterol esters.

Abstract: A composition containing an effective amount of nanoparticles selected from the group consisting of nanoscale sterols, nanoscale sterol esters, and mixtures thereof.