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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 09, 1982
Filed:
Feb. 15, 1980
Applicant:
Inventors:
Rudolf Polony, Basel, CH;
Gerhard Reinert, Allschwil, CH;
Gerd Holzle, Liestal, CH;
Andre Pugin, Riehen, CH;
Rodolphe Vonderwahl, Reinach, CH;
Assignee:
Ciba-Geigy Corporation, Ardsley, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L / ; A61L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
422 22 ; 422 28 ; 422 37 ;
Abstract
A process for combating micro-organisms in or on organic or inorganic substrates and for protecting the said substrates against attack by micro-organisms, which comprises treating the substrates with a water-soluble phthalocyanine derivative, in the presence of oxygen and water and while irradiating with light in the infra-red and/or visible range, antimicrobical agents containing water-soluble phthalocyanine compounds as well as new phthalocyanine compounds are described.