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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 21, 1998
Filed:
Jun. 07, 1995
Applicant:
Inventor:
Melvin J Swanson, Carver, MN (US);
Assignee:
BSI Corporation, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D03D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
442123 ; 424 7817 ; 424 7818 ; 604360 ; 428913 ;
Abstract
Reagents and methods are disclosed for modifying a fabric substrate in order to inactivate viruses, and particularly lipid-enveloped viruses, upon contact. Such substrates can be modified by photochemically immobilizing hydrophilic polymers containing both quaternary ammonium groups and hydrocarbon chains, resulting in a localized surfactancy capable of disrupting lipid-enveloped viruses upon contact with the substrate. Substrates of the invention can be fabricated into the form of articles for medical and related use.