University of Minnesota

Toyota Motor Corporation

Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.

Basf Se Corporation

B.r.a.i.n. Biotechnology Research and Information Network Ag

Evonik Degussa Gmbh

Andreas Buthe

Masahiko Ishii

Minjuan Zhang

Hongfei Jia

Songtao Wu

Ping Wang

Liting Zhang

Xueyan Zhao

Guido Meurer

Franz Kaufmann

Andreas Hafner

Jürgen Eck

Esther Gabor

Gordon Bradley

Barbara Wagner

Bernd Herzog

Oliver Thum

Reinhold Öhrlein

Werner Baschong

Sébastien Mongiat

Marion Ansorge-Schumacher

Lars Wiemann

Paul Adriaan Van Der Schaaf

Babette Fiedler

Hans-Jörg Koch

Bioactive coatings that include a base and a protein associated with the base for actively promoting the removal of organic stains are provided. In aspects, bioactive coatings that are stabilized against inactivation by weathering are provided including a base associated with a chemically modified enzyme, and, optionally a first polyoxyethylene present in the base and independent of the enzyme. The coatings are optionally overlayered onto a substrate to form an active coating facilitating the removal of organic stains or organic material from food, insects, or the environment.

Bioactive protein-polymer compositions for stain removal

Bioactive coatings that are stabilized against inactivation by weathering are provided including a base associated with a chemically modified enzyme capable of enzymatically degrading a component of an organic stain, optionally a lipase or a lysozyme, and optionally a first polyoxyethylene present in the base and independent of the enzyme. The coatings are optionally overlayered onto a substrate to form an active coating facilitating the removal of organic stains or bacterial organic material.

Coatings containing polymer modified enzyme for stable self-cleaning of organic stains

Methods of facilitating removal of a fingerprint

Bioactive coatings that are stabilized against inactivation by weathering are provided including a base associated with a chemically modified enzyme, and, optionally a first polyoxyethylene present in the base and independent of the enzyme. The coatings are optionally overlayered onto a substrate to form an active coating facilitating the removal of organic stains or organic material from food, insects, or the environment.

Bioactive coatings that are stabilized against inactivation by weathering are provided including a base including an enzyme associated therein, and a first polyoxyethylene present in the base and independent of the enzyme. The coatings are optionally overlayered onto a substrate to form an active coating facilitating the removal of organic stains or organic material from food, insects, or the environment.

Coatings containing enzyme for stable self-cleaning of organic stains

Bioactive coatings suitable for facilitating removal of a fingerprint when contacting the coating are provided including a base associated with a chemically modified enzyme, and, optionally a first polyoxyethylene present in the base and independent of the enzyme. The coatings are optionally overlayered onto a substrate. Also provided are processes of facilitating fingerprint removal.

Bioactive protein-polymer compositions

Methods of facilitating removal of a fingerprint from a substrate or a coating

A substrate or coating is provided that includes a lipase with enzymatic activity toward a component of a fingerprint. Also provided is a process for facilitating the removal of fingerprints is provided wherein an inventive substrate or coating including a lipase is capable of enzymatically degrading of one or more components of the fingerprint to facilitate fingerprint removal from the substrate or said coating. Applying heat to the substrate or coating increases the rate of fingerprint removal.

Lipase-containing polymeric coatings for the facilitated removal of fingerprints

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Andreas Buthe