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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 05, 2025
Filed:
Mar. 20, 2020
Applicant:
Komatsuseiki Kosakusho Co., Ltd., Suwa, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
KOMATSUSEIKI KOSAKUSHO CO., LTD, Nagano, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C22C 38/44 (2006.01); C21D 9/46 (2006.01); C22C 38/02 (2006.01); C22C 38/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C22C 38/44 (2013.01); C21D 9/46 (2013.01); C22C 38/02 (2013.01); C22C 38/04 (2013.01); C21D 2211/001 (2013.01);
Abstract
The invention relate to a metal material and article made from the metal material having biological properties, such as antibiotic properties, including a stainless steel metal material comprising a homogeneous crystal grain nanostructure and having an average crystal grain size from 0.1 to 3 μm configured (i) to inhibit adhesion, growth or combination thereof of microorganisms, (ii) to promote adhesion, growth or combination thereof of predetermined eukaryotic cells, or (iii) to inhibit adhesion, growth or combination thereof of predetermined eukaryotic cells.