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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 11, 2017
Filed:
Nov. 13, 2014
The Research Foundation for the State University of New York, Amherst, NY (US);
Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY (US);
Mark Ehrensberger, Amherst, NY (US);
Anthony A. Campagnari, Hamburg, NY (US);
Esther Takeuchi, East Amherst, NY (US);
Nicole Luke-Marshall, Webster, NY (US);
Jeremy Gilbert, Fayetteville, NY (US);
The Research Foundation for The State University of New York, Amherst, NY (US);
Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY (US);
Abstract
The invention describes a method of reducing or preventing the growth of microbes on the surface of an object, wherein the object is of such material that it can act as a working electrode. The method comprises the steps of providing a counter electrode, and a reference electrode. The object is used as the working electrode. Electrical current is passed through the working and counter electrodes. The current through the counter electrode is varied such that the electric potential of the working electrode is constant relative to the electric potential of the reference electrode. Also described is an apparatus for reducing or preventing microbes on an object using a potentiostatic device.