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AssigneeEastman Kodak Company
InventorsYun Chang, Eric Schmittou, Peter Cowdery-Corvan, Seshadri Jagannathan
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This invention relates to a composition of matter comprising predominantly silver metal microribbons, wherein the microribbons are at least 1 micron in length×0.1 to 0.5 microns in width×0.05 to 0.5 microns in height. It further relates to a method of making predominantly silver microribbons comprising providing a reducible silver salt, contacting the reducible silver salt with a fogging agent to form latent image silver centers; reducing the reducible silver salt into silver metal using a reducing agent, supplying a polymer that is soluble in a non-aqueous solvent, and a non-aqueous solvent; allowing the growth of the microribbons in the presence of the polymer and non-aqueous solvent
A composition of matter comprising predominantly silver metal microribbons, wherein the microribbons are at least 1 micron in length×0.1 to 0.5 microns in width×0.05 to 0.5 microns in height.
A method of making predominantly silver microribbons comprising
An article comprising an antimicrobial amount of a microribbon composition comprising predominantly silver metal microribbons, wherein the microribbons are at least 1 micron in length×0.1 to 0.5 microns in width×0.05 to 0.5 microns in height.
An article comprising on the surface thereof a composition comprising predominantly silver metal microribbons, wherein the microribbons are at least 1 micron in length×0.1 to 0.5 microns in width×0.05 to 0.5 microns in height;
A method of inhibiting the growth of microorganisms comprising contacting said microorganisms with a composition comprising predominantly silver metal microribbons, wherein the microribbons are at least 1 micron in length×0.1 to 0.5 microns in width×0.05 to 0.5 microns in height.
A method of conducting an electrical current comprising passing an electrical current through a device comprising a composition comprising predominantly silver metal microribbons, wherein the microribbons are at least 1 micron in length×0.1 to 0.5 microns in width×0.05 to 0.5 microns in height, wherein said composition is utilized in the device in an amount and in a format suitable for conducting electrical current.
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