US20070016173A1 - Protective material, clothing item and method of protection - Google Patents

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US20070016173A1
US20070016173A1 US11/181,346 US18134605A US2007016173A1 US 20070016173 A1 US20070016173 A1 US 20070016173A1 US 18134605 A US18134605 A US 18134605A US 2007016173 A1 US2007016173 A1 US 2007016173A1
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  • This invention relates to a protective material, a clothing item and methods of protection and therapy and especially, but not exclusively, to use of special materials for manufacturing clothes which can effectively convert incident radiation in the form of sunlight to light comprising substantially wavelengths having dermatological therapeutic effect and in which wavelengths having deleterious effect are reduced, compared to sunlight.
  • U.S. Pat. No. 6,835,202 describes a device for acne treatment having spectrum 405-440 nm. Red light at 590 nm and 632 nm is used for skin rejuvenation and U.S. Pat. No. 6,676,655 describes a method of skin treatment using devices emitting light in narrowband multichromatic spectrum having the wavelengths corresponding to tissue absorption peaks.
  • U.S. Pat. No. 6,645,230 describes devices for photodynamic therapy using specific light spectrum ranges.
  • a material having the following optical properties:
  • said optical properties of the material are at least partially resultant from the material having been dyed with one or more pigments.
  • a material could be in the form of a continuous non-porous sheet of material.
  • said material is a fabric.
  • said fabric is made from polymer fiber dyed with one or more pigments.
  • One or more pigments may be a fluorescent agent.
  • Said radiation that has a therapeutic effect on human skin can include wavelengths absorbed by porphyrin.
  • Said radiation that has a therapeutic effect on human skin preferably has wavelengths greater than about 400 nm.
  • Said radiation that has a therapeutic effect on human skin can include wavelengths in the range of 400-490 nm.
  • Said radiation that has a therapeutic effect on human skin can include wavelengths stimulating collagen growth.
  • Said radiation that has a therapeutic effect on human skin can include wavelengths from 590 nm to 670 nm.
  • At least some of said radiation that causes skin damage has a wavelength less than about 400 mm.
  • At least some of the electromagnetic radiation in sunlight that causes skin damage which is absorbed by the material is ultra-violet radiation.
  • the material prevents transmission therethrough of at least 50% of said radiation that causes damage in human skin.
  • the material prevents transmission therethrough of at least 75% of said radiation that causes damage in human skin.
  • the material prevents transmission therethrough of at least 90% of said radiation that causes damage in human skin.
  • the material prevents transmission therethrough of at least 98% of said radiation that causes damage in human skin.
  • the material allows transmission therethrough of at least 50% of a specific wavelength or selection of wavelengths of radiation in sunlight that have a therapeutic effect on human skin.
  • the material allows transmission of at least 70% of said one or more selected therapeutic wavelengths.
  • the material allows transmission of at least 90% of said one or more selected therapeutic wavelengths.
  • the material may comprise a first layer and a second layer with different optical properties.
  • the first layer may include a fluorescent agent for emitting therapeutic radiation.
  • the second layer may have a filtration function to filter out a substantial amount of radiation that causes skin damage.
  • a portable item which includes at least a portion made from a material in accordance with at least one of the first to third aspects, such that in use, when being carried or worn by a wearer, in sunlight, the item of clothing can protect at least an area of the wearer's skin from electromagnetic radiation in sunlight that causes skin damage, while allowing radiation that has a therapeutic effect on human skin to be transmitted from said material to said area of the wearer's skin.
  • the item can be an item of clothing.
  • the material is preferably in accordance with at least one of the first second and third aspects.
  • a method for protection of the skin from electromagnetic radiation in sunlight that causes skin damage comprising:
  • a method for protection of the skin from electromagnetic radiation in sunlight that causes skin damage comprising:
  • a barrier to sunlight said barrier being at least partially formed by a material having the following optical properties:
  • a seventh aspect of the present invention there is provided a method for protection of the skin from electromagnetic radiation in sunlight that causes skin damage, comprising:
  • the method may be used for skin therapy.
  • a topical agent can be applied to the skin surface prior the light delivery.
  • the topical agent may be a precursor of photosensitizer.
  • the fabric includes natural fibres, such as cotton, (and) or a mix of natural fibres with manmade fibres.
  • therapeutic effect for human skin is to be construed broadly: for example radiation that destroys bacteria, but which has no significant other therapeutic or harmful effect on human skin should be considered to fall within the meaning of this phrase.
  • FIG. 1 is a schematic cross sectional view of a piece of material in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, with incident and transmitted electromagnetic radiation illustrated schematically thereon;
  • FIG. 2 is a schematic cross sectional view of a piece of material in accordance with an alternative embodiment of the present invention, with incident, emitted and transmitted electromagnetic radiation illustrated schematically thereon;
  • FIG. 3 is a schematic illustration of an item of clothing, in the form of a baseball cap in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, in use;
  • FIG. 4 is a schematic cross sectional exploded view of a piece of material in accordance with an alternative embodiment of the present invention, with incident, emitted and transmitted electromagnetic radiation illustrated schematically thereon.
  • a material, designated 100 is shown schematically, with a larger arrow 105 illustrating full spectrum sunlight incident upon the material 100 , and a smaller arrow 110 illustrating a lesser amount of radiation which has been transmitted through the material, the remainder having been effectively filtered by the material.
  • wavelengths which exist in sunlight are known to be harmful to the skin, and the optical properties of the material 100 are such that a substantial amount of the harmful radiation is filtered out.
  • Certain wavelengths which exist in sunlight are known to have therapeutic effect for certain skin conditions, and the optical properties of the material 100 are such that a substantial amount of the therapeutic radiation is transmitted.
  • the material 100 is a fabric which transmits only a relatively small proportion of the incident sunlight 105 , and transmits substantially only parts of the spectrum which have a therapeutic effect.
  • a fabric can be used for shirts, hats and other clothes.
  • the material may transmit radiation in one or more spectral bands.
  • a material, designated 200 is shown schematically.
  • some of the radiation of the incident sunlight is transmitted, some is absorbed by the material 200 , and some of the absorbed radiation is re-emitted at one or more wavelengths which have a therapeutic effect.
  • a larger arrow 205 illustrates full spectrum sunlight incident upon the material 200
  • a first smaller arrow 210 illustrates a smaller amount of radiation which has been transmitted through the material 200
  • a second smaller arrow 220 illustrates an amount of radiation which has been re-emitted by the material 200 .
  • the material 200 can be a fabric can be used for shirts, hats and other clothes.
  • the material 200 may transmit and/or emit radiation in one or more spectral bands.
  • a further (third) embodiment comprises a material in which substantially no sunlight is simply transmitted through the material, but in which some therapeutic radiation is emitted from the side of the material opposite to the side upon which the sunlight is incident.
  • a schematic illustration of such an embodiment would effectively be the same as the illustration of FIG. 2 , but with the first smaller arrow, 210 , omitted.
  • Such an embodiment will not, therefore, be explicitly illustrated in a separate drawing.
  • an embodiment of an item of clothing in the form of a baseball cap 300 has a brim 301 formed from a material in accordance with the embodiment of FIG. 2 (that is, by the second embodiment, although it will be appreciated that variations could be provided by use of the first or third of the three embodiments described above).
  • Sunlight illustrated by arrow 305 , incident upon the brim 301 , has a substantial amount of the harmful radiation filtered from it, and by a combination of transmission and re-emission results in radiation 310 , which includes a substantial therapeutic component (and a reduced harmful component compared to sunlight) being incident upon the face of a wearer 320 of the baseball cap 300 .
  • a material such as is described in relation to the above general descriptions of three embodiments, to shield a subject from at least some of the harmful radiation in sunlight (or other electromagnetic radiation having a harmful component) so that therapeutic radiation is transmitted and/or emitted, so that it can reach a subject, might correspond to a method of protecting a subject from the harmful radiation, and a method of therapy.
  • a particularly convenient form of such a method is to use clothing made from such a material, and to use sunlight as the light source.
  • a parasol or umbrella made from the material could provide a similar effect.
  • the optical properties of the material allow transmission and/or emission of wavelengths in the range 400-420 nm. Exposure of the skin of a subject to these wavelengths may provide a useful acne treatment. Radiation in this range of wavelengths interacts with porphyrin generated by bacteria, and this photodynamic reaction destroys the bacteria, reducing the acne. Of course, such an embodiment does not preclude transmission and/or emission of a broader range of wavelengths, such as 400-440 nm, or 400-490 nm and some embodiments target these wavelengths. In some embodiments, other wavelengths which may be suitable for treatment of acne can additionally or alternatively be targeted, such as wavelengths in the range 630-670 nm. Light can interact with porphyrins produced by human cells.
  • the effect can be amplified by applying topical cream with photosensitizing properties.
  • a cream may include some precursors of porphyrins or other photosensitizing agents.
  • Application of an appropriate substance which in one embodiment can be a topical cream, may improve the efficacy of a method of skin treatment such as those described above.
  • the method can include the use of one or more photosensitizing agents.
  • photosensitizing agents may be utilized in ways other than being applied to the skin: for example orally or intravenously administered photosensitizing agents could be used.
  • Wavelengths in the orange and red part of the visible spectrum are known to stimulate collagen growth and to have skin rejuvenation effect. Interaction of light in this spectral range with fibroblast stimulates its growth.
  • the material is a fabric, facilitating manufacture of comfortable clothing items from (or incorporating) such a material.
  • the following synthetics are examples of polymer materials which can conveniently be used: acetate; acrylic; nylon; latex; polyester; rayon.
  • other materials could be used and, in particular, materials made from natural fibres, such as cotton, or a mix of natural fibres with manmade fibres, can be used.
  • Fluorescent or filtering dye can be impregnated into the polymer.
  • laser and fluorescent dyes which provide light emission in the visible and near infrared spectrum, and from which dyes suitable for emitting desired therapeutic wavelengths can be selected for use in a material.
  • the fabric in order to deliver therapeutic radiation to the skin of a subject while protecting the skin of the subject from harmful radiation the fabric should:
  • concentration of the dye in the fabric should be high enough to absorb most of the harmful radiation (but see also the description below, of the embodiment of FIG. 4 ).
  • the following dyes can be used for transforming ultraviolet (UV) radiation into blue light: DAPI; Hoechst 334. These dyes are known per se and sometimes used in fluorescent spectroscopy.
  • polyester fabric impregnated with DAPI dye can be used to protect the skin from UV radiation and enhance delivery of blue light in the range 400 nm-450 nm and should therefore provide therapeutic effect for acne.
  • the fluorescent dye known as Cy3 dye has an excitation spectrum in the range of 470-570 nm and a fluorescence (emission) spectrum in the red spectrum 550-650 nm. Broadly speaking this dye may be considered to ‘shift’ the wavelength of incident radiation from a shorter wavelength to a longer wavelength.
  • This dye can be imbedded into a polymer for manufacture of a fabric that can be used to stimulate fibroblast.
  • a synthetic fabric such as that sold under the trademark CoolDry, could be manufactured in a form dyed with Cy3 dye to deliver to the skin the red radiation. It will be appreciated that in this example conversion of at least part of the absorbed radiation to radiation that has a therapeutic effect on human skin is certainly occurring even though the absorbed radiation utilized for ‘conversion’ to therapeutic radiation is not considered particularly harmful.
  • a combination of a several dyes can be used to provide better protection from harmful radiation, and/or to provide exposure of the skin of the subject to more, or a greater range of, therapeutic radiation.
  • a material in accordance with the present invention may comprise more than one layer, with different layers having different optical properties, but so that the material as a whole has the desired optical properties.
  • a material generally designated 400 has a first, florescent, layer 402 and a second, filtration, layer 404 .
  • the first, fluorescent, layer 402 includes a dye which absorbs harmful radiation and emits therapeutic radiation.
  • the second, filtration, layer 404 is substantially transparent to the therapeutic radiation but substantially opaque to harmful radiation.
  • FIG. 4 illustrates schematically a situation where a considerable amount of incident harmful radiation 406 and a relatively small amount of incident therapeutic radiation 408 are incident upon the first layer 402 .
  • the first, fluorescent, layer 402 absorbs a certain amount of harmful radiation and both transmits and emits therapeutic radiation, so that a reduced amount of harmful radiation 416 and an enhanced amount of therapeutic radiation 418 reach the second, filtration, layer 404 .
  • the second, filtration, layer 404 filters out the remaining harmful radiation, so that substantially no harmful radiation passes through the material 400 , but so that substantially all of the enhanced amount of therapeutic radiation 418 exits the material.
  • FIG. 4 is an exploded view and that in practical embodiments the layers 402 , 404 would usually be in contact with each other. It should also be appreciated that the representation of the radiation is schematic, and that the incident harmful and therapeutic radiation would be likely to be components of the spectrum of sunlight.
  • the second, filtration, layer 404 can be a coating applied to a first, fluorescent, layer 402 which is in the form of a fabric.
  • the coating could comprise nano particles of inorganic substance such as a suitable metal oxide, such as zinc oxide, which have been found to be effective in filtering ultra-violet radiation while allowing transmission of visible light.

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