Protective barrier compositions, and uses thereof
AssigneeQuorum Innovations, LLC
InventorsNicholas T. Monsul, Eva A. Berkes, Frederick T. Boehm
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Abstract
The subject invention provides compositions and methods of enhancing the barrier function of surfaces and/or objects using biochemical-producing microbes and/or byproducts synthesized by the microbes. Preferred embodiments of the invention provide compositions, and the methods of using the same, comprising a Lactobacillus sp., and/or bioactive extracts thereof, derived from human microbiota and capable of growing in biofilm phenotype.
Claims16
A surface, having applied thereto, a composition comprising inactivated Lactobacillus spp. that had been grown as biofilm, wherein the composition enhances a barrier such that, when the composition is applied to the surface, the surface becomes less susceptible to microbial, viral and/or chemical contamination, wherein the bacterial strain is L. fermentum Qi6 having Accession No. PTA-122195, and wherein the surface is on an object selected from medical instruments, countertops, protective suits, tables, appliances, chairs, dishes, utensils, medical implants, bandages, personal hygiene products, clothing, eyewear, footwear, headwear, masks, vehicles, boats, ships, cars, trucks, tanks, airplanes and trains.
A method for enhancing a barrier against chemical, viral and/or microbial contamination of a surface, wherein said method comprises applying to the surface a composition comprising inactivated Lactobacillus spp. that had been grown as a biofilm, wherein when the composition is applied to the surface, the surface becomes less susceptible to microbial, viral and/or chemical contamination, and wherein the bacterial strain is L. fermentum Qi6 having Accession No, PTA-122195.
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