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US 11,224,678 B2Granted
Antimicrobial composition for inhibiting microbial organisms in allograft and the method thereof
AssigneeRutgers, The State University of New Jersey
InventorsJoseph Benevenia, Sheldon S. Lin, Michael Vives
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Abstract
The present invention is a method for producing allograft tissue by applying an antimicrobial solution to allograft tissue. The antimicrobial solution exhibits antimicrobial activity to make allograft resistant to microbial organisms, such as bacterium.
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A method for preparing allograft tissue, comprising:
- providing allograft tissue;
- and
- directly applying to the allograft tissue an antimicrobial solution comprising from about 0.1% to about 0.5% zinc compound by soaking or washing the allograft tissue in the antimicrobial solution for about 2 hours to about 24 hours, thereby causing the zinc compound to directly associate with the allograft tissue and modify the surface of the allograft tissue,
- wherein the antimicrobial solution exhibits antimicrobial activity of inhibiting or controlling growth of microbial organisms in the allograft tissue and provides deep tissue cleaning.
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