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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 22, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 14, 2012
Donald R. Uhlmann, Tucson, AZ (US);
Anoop Agrawal, Tucson, AZ (US);
Murat Akarsu, Antalya, TK;
John P. Cronin, Tucson, AZ (US);
Donald R. Uhlmann, Tucson, AZ (US);
Anoop Agrawal, Tucson, AZ (US);
Murat Akarsu, Antalya, TK;
John P. Cronin, Tucson, AZ (US);
Agienic, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Abstract
Embodiments of the invention are directed to a composition having antimicrobial activity comprising particles comprising at least one inorganic copper salt; and at least one functionalizing agent in contact with the particles, the functionalizing agent stabilizing the particle in a carrier such that an antimicrobially effective amount of ions are released into the environment of a microbe. The average size of the particles ranges from about 1000 nm to about 4 nm. Preferred copper salts include copper iodide, copper bromide and copper chloride. Preferred functionalizing agents include amino acids, thiols, hydrophilic polymers emulsions of hydrophobic polymers and surfactants.