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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 18, 2000
Filed:
Dec. 31, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
James R Baker, Jr, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
D Craig Wright, Gaithersburg, MD (US);
Michael M Hayes, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Tarek Hamouda, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Joan Brisker, Silver Spring, MD (US);
Assignee:
The Regents of the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K / ; A61K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
514546 ; 514547 ; 514548 ; 514549 ; 514938 ; 514939 ; 514943 ;
Abstract
Methods for inactivating bacteria including bacterial spores using an oil-in-water emulsion are provided. The oil-in-water emulsion comprises an oil, a surfactant and an organic phosphate-based solvent. These methods can be used to inactivate a wide variety of bacteria such as Bacillus.