Powder disinfectant compositions
AssigneeOnyx Lotus, LLC
InventorsAmyn Nanjee, Dana Nanjee, Gajanan Pawar, Varun Tahlan, Tom Johnson
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Abstract
The present application provides powder metal ion disinfectant compositions, methods for preparing powder metal ion disinfectant compositions, and methods of disinfecting an article and/or maintaining the pathogenic sterility of the article using the solid powder metal ion disinfectant composition. These solid powder disinfectant compositions are light stable heat stable, non-toxic, and non-corrosive, achieve a greater than 99% kill rate of a variety of pathogens for up to 60 days on a variety of surfaces, and do not contain nanoparticles.
Claims2
A method for preparing a light stable powder disinfectant composition comprising:
- a) contacting a solid chelating agent selected from the group consisting of citric acid, ascorbic acid, an ascorbate salt, a polyaminocarboxylic acid, a salt of a polyaminocarboxylic acid, an organic compound, a salt of an organic compound, and combinations thereof, with at least one solid metal salt forming a mixture;
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- b) contacting the mixture from step (a) with a hydrophilic polymer forming the powder metal ion disinfectant composition wherein the hydrophilic polymer is selected from the group consisting of polyacrylamide, a poly(acrylamide-co-acrylic acid), poly(vinyl alcohol), poly (ethylene oxide), water soluble polyurethane, carboxy methyl cellulose, lipids, glycerolipids, fatty acid lipid polymers, oligosaccharides, glycerols, and combinations thereof;
- wherein the hydrophilic polymer has a mole % ranging from about 0.002 mole % to about 0.50 mole % relative to the composition;
- wherein the powder metal ion disinfectant does not comprise nanoparticles;
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- wherein the powder disinfectant composition has a residual water content of less than 0.1 weight %.
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