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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 23, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 18, 2015
Kimberly-clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, WI (US);
David W. Koenig, Neenah, WI (US);
Douglas R. Hoffman, Greenville, WI (US);
Cindy Korir-Morrison, Smyrna, GA (US);
Amy L. Vanden Heuvel, Hortonville, WI (US);
Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, WI (US);
Abstract
A composition may be applied to animate and inanimate surfaces to render such surfaces antimicrobial for as long as the composition remains on the surface. The composition contains at least one pathogen-associated virus that is self-regenerating so that a user need not take steps to regenerate the material. The virus is or viruses are contained within a polymer matrix. The polymer matrix has the ability to maintain a desired moisture content to support the regeneration of the virus(es). Various methods of using the composition include the coating of animate and inanimate surfaces to prevent bacterial, viral, and fungal infections.