Patent ID: 9669041
Date: 2017-06-06
CPC Classifications: A01N,A61K,A61L,A61Q

Claim:
1. A bath composition comprising: sodium bicarbonate at a concentration in a range from about 30% to about 60% by weight of the bath composition; citric acid and/or tartaric acid at a concentration in a range from about 0.1% to about 5% by weight of the bath composition; and at least one nitric oxide (NO)-releasing compound, wherein the at least one NO-releasing compound comprises a NO-releasing macromolecule comprising diazeniumdiolate-functionalized co-condensed silica at a concentration in a range from about 35% to about 65% by weight of the bath composition, wherein the diazeniumdiolate-functionalized cocondensed silica has a half-life of greater than about 60 minutes at 37° C. and pH 7.4, and wherein the bath composition provides a total NO release of about 1 mmol NO/L to about 100 mmol NO/L.