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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 10, 2018
Filed:
Apr. 29, 2016
American Sterilizer Company, Mentor, OH (US);
Herbert J. Kaiser, Pontoon Beach, IL (US);
Miranda C. Shaver, Saint Louis, MO (US);
Timothy Lee Giddens, Florissant, MO (US);
AMERICAN STERILIZER COMPANY, Mentor, OH (US);
Abstract
Reactive compositions are provided, having biocidal and chemical decontamination/neutralization properties, comprising a hygroscopic polymer and an active, which are useful in a variety of commercial, healthcare and military applications and a wide variety of contaminants, including without limitation chemical and biological warfare agents. The reactive compositions are renewable or rechargeable after use by exposure to an additional application of the active and do not require removal, disposal or replacement of the originally applied composition. Methods for preparing and applying the reactive compositions are disclosed.