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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 18, 2020
Filed:
Sep. 24, 2014
Applicant:
Colgate-palmolive Company, New York, NY (US);
Inventors:
Lyndsay Schaeffer-Korbylo, Flemington, NJ (US);
Betty Won, Princeton Junction, NJ (US);
Venda Porter Maloney, Piscataway, NJ (US);
Gregory Szewczyk, Flemington, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Colgate-Palmolive Company, New York, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/18 (2013.01); C12Q 2304/22 (2013.01); C12Q 2304/24 (2013.01);
Abstract
Provided herein is a method for determining the bioavailability of a metal ion in a composition comprising a source of the metal ion, wherein the metal ion has antimicrobial activity, and wherein the method comprises: a) incubating a sample of the composition with bacterial cells, and b) determining the viability of the bacterial cells after incubation. The method is useful for determining the effect of agents on the bioavailability of metal ions in a composition.