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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 08, 1998
Filed:
Feb. 27, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Kenneth B Wagener, Gainesville, FL (US);
Patrick S Wolfe, Gainesville, FL (US);
Fernando J Gomez, Gainesville, FL (US);
Assignee:
University of Florida, Gainesville, FL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C08F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
526335 ; 526 90 ; 526159 ; 526160 ; 526221 ; 526240 ; 526241 ; 528395 ;
Abstract
An organometallic polymer having the following moiety: ##STR1## is disclosed. R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are independently selected from the group of H, alkyl having 30 or fewer carbons, alkenyl having 30 or fewer carbons, and aromatic having one to ten rings; n=0-30; p=0-30; and M is a metal selected from the group consisting of Sn, Ge, Pb, Hg, Ni, Pd, Pt, Cr, Fe, Co, Cu, and Zn. Most preferably, M is Sn, R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are n-butyl, n is 3, and p is 3. A preferred antibacterial/antifungal composition may be formed by combining the polymer with a suitable carrier.