Graphene Nano-Structure Anti-Inflammatory Composition

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current treatments for inflammatory bowel disease lack effective therapeutic agents, leading to high side effects from combination therapies, and there is a need for more diverse anti-inflammatory ingredients beyond natural substances.

Innovation Solution

A pharmaceutical composition comprising a graphene nano-structure, specifically nano-sized graphene oxide or graphene quantum dots, which inhibits inflammatory factor expression and cytokine secretion, inducing differentiation of macrophages into anti-inflammatory subtypes to treat inflammatory bowel disease.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If general anti-inflammatory drugs, adrenal cortical hormones, immunosuppressive agents, and antibiotics are used in combination for treating inflammatory bowel disease, then the possibility of side effects increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvetherapeutic effectivenessVSAvoidside effects
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSObject-generated harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The patent extracts and isolates a specific natural substance (graphene nano-structure) from complex combination therapies. By focusing on a single active ingredient with demonstrated anti-inflammatory activity, the invention eliminates the need for multiple drugs, thereby reducing side effects while maintaining therapeutic effectiveness for inflammatory bowel disease

Inventive Principle:
Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

Solution Approach 2:

The invention employs a novel natural substance (graphene nano-structure) that has not been previously explored in medical treatments. This single-use, targeted therapeutic agent replaces long-term combination therapy regimens, providing effective treatment with reduced cumulative side effects

Inventive Principle:
Principle #27Cheap short-living objects (Disposable)

2Adaptability or versatility

If natural substance-derived ingredients are used for inhibiting excessive production of NO and skin inflammation, then the research is still in its infancy and more diverse ingredients are required

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvediversity of anti-inflammatory ingredientsVSAvoidtherapeutic effectiveness
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The patent transforms the physical and chemical parameters of graphene into a nano-structure form with specific size ranges (1-100 nm diameter, 0.3-5 nm thickness). This parameter change enables the graphene to exhibit enhanced anti-inflammatory activity and macrophage differentiation effects, making it an effective therapeutic agent for inflammatory bowel disease

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Solution Approach 2:

The invention combines the unique properties of graphene (two-dimensional carbon structure) with nano-sizing to create a composite material that exhibits both structural stability and enhanced biological activity. This composite approach provides a new class of anti-inflammatory agents with improved versatility and effectiveness

Inventive Principle:
Principle #40Composite materials

Data Source

PatentEP3714891B1Anti-inflammatory composition comprising graphene nano-structure
Publication Date: 2024.02.14 BIOGRAPHENE INC
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AI summary

The present invention relates to an anti-inflammatory composition comprising a graphene nano-structure as an active ingredient. Specifically, the present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition for preventing or treating an inflammatory disease, and a cosmetic composition or feed composition for preventing or improving an inflammatory disease, which include the anti-inflammatory composition, and a method of treating an inflammatory disease, including administering the composition to a subject in need thereof.