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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2020
Filed:
Nov. 03, 2016
Applicant:
3m Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Inventors:
Ta-Hua Yu, Woodbury, MN (US);
Döne Demirgöz, St. Paul, MN (US);
Junkang J. Liu, Woodbury, MN (US);
Badri Veeraraghavan, Woodbury, MN (US);
Narina Y. Stepanova, Inver Grove Heights, MN (US);
Assignee:
3M Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 13/00 (2006.01); A61L 15/18 (2006.01); A61L 15/46 (2006.01); A61L 15/42 (2006.01); A61L 15/58 (2006.01); A61L 15/60 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L 15/18 (2013.01); A61L 15/42 (2013.01); A61L 15/425 (2013.01); A61L 15/46 (2013.01); A61L 15/58 (2013.01); A61L 15/60 (2013.01); A61L 2300/102 (2013.01); A61L 2300/104 (2013.01); A61L 2300/404 (2013.01); A61L 2300/602 (2013.01);
Abstract
An article having anti-microbial effect is provided. The article includes an occlusive layer; a substrate overlaying the occlusive layer, wherein the substrate having two opposing major surfaces; a metal oxide layer overlaying the substrate, wherein the metal oxide layer comprises a metal oxide and wherein the metal oxide layer comprises less than 40 wt. % non-oxidized metal; and a metal layer overlaying the metal oxide layer.