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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 29, 2000
Filed:
Sep. 11, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Samuel P Sawan, Tyngsboro, MA (US);
Sundar Subramanyam, Stoneham, MA (US);
Alexander Yurkovetskiy, Acton, MA (US);
Assignee:
BioPolymerix and Surfacine Development Company, Tewksbury, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
424405 ; 424409 ; 424421 ; 424618 ; 514635 ;
Abstract
An antimicrobial material comprising an antimicrobial metallic material and a biguanide polymer reacted with a crosslinker to form an adduct is described. Both freestanding antimicrobial materials and antimicrobial films are provided. The antimicrobial material does not release biocidal levels of leachables into a contacting solution.