Volume 4 - Volume 4
FORECASTING TECHNOLOGY: SUNSCREENS ANTI UVA AND ANTI UVB
Abstract
With increasing temperature the planet because the greenhouse, there is a concern that affect
ultraviolet radiation on the skin of human beings. Thus the cosmetic industry is constantly
developing formulations containing sunscreens, anti UVA, anti UVB, and also the two associated
filters in the same formulation, delaying aging skin, formation of free radicals and preventing a
wide current problems, skin cancer. The aim of this study was to prospect for knowledge of scientific and technological development related to the application of sunscreens members in the
same formulation based on the number of patents and published articles. The prospect was held at
Bank European Patent Office (EPO), the Bank of America Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
and the database of the National Institute of Industrial Property of Brazil (INPI), as well as on the
basis of periodic, CAPES, Pubmed , Science Direct and ACS Publications. The largest number of
patents was filed in the last five years. Patents are mostly classified in A61K. Responsible for the
largest number of patents were the United States, China and Japan. There is a decrease in the
number of patent applications when you joined the UVA and UVB sunscreens. Regarding the
number of scientific publications relating to photoprotective filters containing the two members is
larger than that of patent filing, but follows the same reduction profile by associating the filters in
the same formulation.
Paper Details
PaperID: p 533-542
Author's Name: Douglas Dourado and Neila de Paula Pereira
Volume: Volume 4
Issues: Volume 4
Keywords: Sunscreens, UVA, UVB, technological forecasting.
Year: 2014
Month: March
Pages: 533-542