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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 28, 2025
Filed:
Apr. 14, 2021
Nano and Advanced Materials Institute Limited, Hong Kong, HK;
Wing Nien Wylie O, Hong Kong, HK;
Tsz Hin Yui, Hong Kong, HK;
Nano and Advanced Materials Institute Limited, Hong Kong, HK;
Abstract
The present invention provides a bactericidal and virucidal fabric selected from cotton or non-woven fabric prepared by formulations and methods described herein. The formulations include a beta-cyclodextrin-containing compound associated with one or more metal ions including at least zinc ions and water for providing bactericidal and virucidal properties to the fabric dip-coated with the formulations according to various embodiments of the present invention. The as-prepared fabric has an increment in Grams per Square Meter (GSM) value of approximately 13.0 to 20.0 g/m, an antibacterial activity value of at least 3.0, and/or antiviral activity value of at least 2.5.