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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 01, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 07, 2014
Applicant:
The Board of Regents of the University of Texas System, Austin, TX (US);
Inventors:
Kyumin Whang, Helotes, TX (US);
H. Ralph Rawls, San Antonio, TX (US);
Barry K. Norling, San Antonio, TX (US);
Assignee:
The Board of Regents of the University of Texas System, Austin, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01N 59/16 (2006.01); A01N 55/02 (2006.01); A61L 27/16 (2006.01); A61L 27/54 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01N 55/02 (2013.01); A01N 59/16 (2013.01); A61L 27/16 (2013.01); A61L 27/54 (2013.01); A61L 2300/104 (2013.01); A61L 2300/404 (2013.01); A61L 2300/624 (2013.01); A61L 2400/12 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods of forming antimicrobial polymeric materials comprising metallic nanoparticles are disclosed. Such methods generally comprise: combining a metal-containing material with a resin in situ; and curing the resin in the presence of a metal-containing material. Antimicrobial polymeric materials formed by said methods are also disclosed.