Compositions and methods for treating transient biofilms
AssigneeWiab Water Innovation AB
InventorGeir Hermod Almås
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Abstract
Disinfecting compositions containing hypochlorous acid and acetic acid are useful for treating transient biofilms in or on tissue without harming the natural flora of the tissue. The compositions are useful for treating a variety of types of tissue. Compositions are useful for treating and preventing orally-associated biofilm. Compositions may be provided in mouthwash form, spray form, gel form, cream form, dentifrice form, and may include nanoparticle encapsulated molecules for controlled release.
Claims6
An antimicrobial composition for treating and/or preventing pathogenic bacterial biofilms on a tissue surface without harming natural biofilm of the tissue, the composition comprising a mixture of acetic acid (HAc) and hypochlorous acid (HOCl) having concentrations optimized so as to achieve a synergistic effect resulting in the composition being capable of reducing the presence of transient bacteria on the tissue surface at a greater rate than the presence of natural bacteria on the tissue surface, the HAc having a concentration of 0.13 wt % and the HOCl having a concentration of 0.03 wt %.
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