Antimicrobial compositions comprising modified clay and nonionic triblock copolymers

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2022040066-A1
Application number	US-201917414270-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Nov 25, 2019
Priority date	Dec 21, 2018
Publication date	Feb 10, 2022
Grant date	—

Abstract

The present invention is in the field of antimicrobial compositions, e.g. for personal care. In particular, the invention relates to antimicrobial compositions for oral care, such as toothpastes, comprising antimicrobial particles and a nonionic triblock copolymer. Accordingly, the present invention relates to antimicrobial compositions comprising a modified clay particle, the particle comprising an antimicrobial compound and a clay particle, and at least one a nonionic triblock copolymer. The invention further relates to the uses and methods of the antimicrobial compositions of the invention.

First claim

1 . An antimicrobial composition comprising:
a) a modified clay particle comprising an antimicrobial compound, the modified clay particle comprising:
(i) an asymmetric 1:1 or 2:1:1 clay particle comprising alternating tetrahedral and octahedral sheets terminating with a tetrahedral sheet at one external surface plane and an octahedral sheet at another external surface plane, and
(ii) at least one orally acceptable antimicrobial compound selected from a quaternary ammonium material selected from cetylpyridinium chloride (CPC), cetyltrimethylammonium chloride (CTAC), cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB), benzalkonium chloride (BKC), benzethonium chloride, cetrimide, quaternium, polyhexamethylene BH; antimicrobial alcohols; antimicrobial phenols; antimicrobial organic acids/salts; zinc pyrithione; ketoconazole; piroctone olamine; or combinations thereof, wherein the at least one antimicrobial compound is attached to a coordinating cation on an external surface plane of the clay particle; and
b) a nonionic triblock copolymer, wherein the at least one antimicrobial compound is a quaternarium ammonium material.

2 . The composition according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one antimicrobial compound is attached to coordinating cations on the external surface of the octahedral surface plane.

3 . The composition according to claim 1 , wherein clay:antimicrobial ratio is of between 1:0.001 to 1:0.1.

4 . (canceled)

5 . The composition according to claim 1 , wherein the antimicrobial particle is in the range of 0.01-5% by weight of the composition.

6 . The composition according to claim 1 , wherein the nonionic triblock copolymer is poloxamer of general formula I:

wherein b is an integer such that the hydrophobic base represented by (C 3 H 6 O) has a molecular weight of about 2750 to 4000, a is an integer such that the hydrophilic portion (moiety) represented by (C 2 H 4 O) constitutes about 70-80% by weight of the copolymer.

7 . The composition according to claim 6 , wherein the nonionic triblock copolymer is a poloxamer of general formula I wherein a is 101 and b is 56.

8 . The composition according to claim 1 , wherein the amount of nonionic triblock copolymer is in the range of 0.01 to 10% by weight of the composition.

9 . The composition according to claim 1 , wherein the composition further comprises 1 to 80%, by total weight of the composition, of a surfactant.

10 . The composition according to claim 1 , wherein the composition comprises one or more pharmaceutically acceptable component.

11 . The composition according to claim 1 , wherein the composition is included in an oral care product selected from toothpaste, dentifrice, tooth powder, topical oral gel, mouth rinse, denture product, mouth spray, lozenge, oral tablet, chewing gum, impregnated dental implement, dental floss, and combinations thereof.

12 . An antimicrobial composition, according to claim 1 , for use in the prevention or treatment of a disease of a mammal.

13 . An antimicrobial composition, according to claim 1 , for use in the removal of oral biofilm in a mammal subject.

14 . A non-therapeutic method of treating the skin and/or oral cavity of a mammal, the method including the step of contacting the skin and/or oral cavity of a mammal with the antimicrobial composition according to claim 1 .

15 . (canceled)

16 . An antimicrobial composition, according to claim 1 , for use in the prevention or treatment of a disease in the oral cavity selected from the group comprising caries, tartar, dental plaque, gum diseases, and combinations thereof.

Assignees

• Conopco Inc Dba Unilever

Inventors

• Appavoo Shanthi
• Dasgupta Anindya
• Kumaran Srikala
• Saji Maya Treesa

Classifications

• A61K8/49

  containing heterocyclic compounds · CPC title

• A61K8/84

  obtained by reactions otherwise than those involving only carbon-carbon unsaturated bonds · CPC title

• A61P31/02 Primary

  Local antiseptics · CPC title

• A61K8/416

  Quaternary ammonium compounds (A61K8/35 takes precedence) · CPC title

• A61Q11/00

  Preparations for care of the teeth, of the oral cavity or of dentures; Dentifrices, e.g. toothpastes; Mouth rinses · CPC title