Silver Iodate Compounds Having Antimicrobial Properties
OwnerMerle E. Olson, Justin J. Anderson +2inventors
InventorsMerle E. Olson, Justin J. Anderson, Patricia L. Nadworny, Amin M. Omar
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Abstract
The present invention is compositions, methods of use, methods of treating, and articles of manufacture that include at least one silver iodate for imparting antimicrobial properties, particularly as it relates to the manufacture, use, and properties of medical devices. The invention also includes obtaining and using one or more silver iodate reaction products from a diperiodatoargentate, wherein the reaction products are obtained using a hydrothermal reaction.
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A method of treating a microbial contaminant comprising contacting a microbe with one or more reaction products derived from a silver iodate or a silver periodate.
An article of manufacture, said article comprising an antimicrobial compound or compounds comprising a reaction product of a diperiodatoargentate.
A method of making one or more reaction products of a diperiodatoargentate comprising the steps of:
- heating a diperiodatoargentate in aqueous solution;
- and
- allowing one or more reaction products to form.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.