Sterilization particle containing a sterilization material
AssigneeDelox—Investigação, Processos e Equipamentos Científicos, LDA
InventorsFadhil Yussof Musa, Fernando José Nunes Antunes, João Manuel Pires da Silva
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Abstract
A sterilization particle includes a porous carrier material having at least one of the following: a microporous material, a mesoporous material, a macroporous material, or a combination thereof; and a sterilization material contained in pores of the porous carrier material or adsorbed on a surface of the porous carrier material. The sterilization material includes at least 4 weight percent of the sterilization particle. A sterilization device, a method for preparing a sterilization particle, and a method for sterilizing a space are also disclosed.
Claims20
A sterilization particle, comprising:
- a porous carrier material comprising at least one of the following:
- a microporous material, a mesoporous material, a macroporous material, or a combination thereof;
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- a sterilization material contained in pores of the porous carrier material or adsorbed on a surface of the porous carrier material so as to be released as a gas into surroundings of the sterilization particle without the sterilization particle contacting water, wherein the sterilization material comprises at least 4 weight percent of the sterilization particle.
A method of preparing a sterilization particle, comprising:
- providing a porous carrier material comprising at least one of the following:
- a microporous material, a mesoporous material, a macroporous material, or a combination thereof;
- exposing the porous carrier material to a gas comprising a gaseous sterilization material to form a sterilization particle, wherein the porous carrier material is exposed to the gaseous sterilization material under conditions sufficient to introduce the gaseous sterilization material into pores of the porous carrier material or to adsorb the gaseous sterilization material on a surface of the porous carrier material, such that the gaseous sterilization material comprises at least 4 weight percent of the sterilization particle;
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- releasing the gaseous sterilization material contained in the pores or adsorbed on the surface in the gas phase into surroundings of the sterilization particle without the sterilization particle being contacted with water.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.