Cationic polymer biocide film apparatus and method of use thereof

A method for forming an antibacterial/antiviral material, comprising the steps of:

• dispensing a dose of dispensed contents from a container, said dose of dispensed contents comprising a cationic polymer, a solvent, cationic sites, and anionic sites, said cationic sites in said dose of dispensed contents comprising a total cationic charge;
• reducing a concentration of said solvent in said dose of dispensed contents by mass through evaporation;
• forming a film comprising said total cationic charge in a range of 0.001 to 10.0 coulombs per square inch, wherein polymer cationic sites of said cationic polymer of said dose comprises greater than sixty percent of said total cationic charge;
• yielding in said film, at least five parts per million, a cation comprising:
• Na+;
• and
• inactivating, with said film, in accordance with at least one of Japanese Industrial Standard (JIS) Z 2801 (2006) test for antimicrobial activity and ISO 22916, at least one of:
• at least 95% of a gram positive bacteria population within 30 minutes;
• at least 95% of a gram negative bacteria population within 30 minutes;
• at least 95% of an enveloped virus population within 30 minutes of contact;
• at least 95% of a non-enveloped virus population within 30 minutes of contact;
• and
• at least 94% of a Clostridium difficile bacteria population within 24 hours of contact.