Inactivation of highly resistant infectious microbes and proteins with unbuffered hypohalous acid compositions
AssigneeBriotech, Inc.
InventorsDaniel James TERRY, Jeffrey Francis WILLIAMS
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Abstract
Methods for true sterilization of an object, methods for inactivating an infectious protein, and methods for inactivating a microbial pathogen using a bufferless, electrolyzed, hypohalous acid composition.
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A method for inactivating an infectious protein or a microbial pathogen, comprising contacting an infectious protein or a microbial pathogen with a bufferless, electrolyzed, aqueous hypohalous acid composition.
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The method of claim 1, wherein the composition is a solution, a spray or fog or mist or aerosol of droplets, a gel, or a viscous liquid.
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The method of claim 1, wherein the hypohalous acid composition is a hypochlorous acid composition or a hypobromous acid composition.
The method of claim 1, wherein the hypohalous acid composition is an aqueous hypochlorous acid composition having a hypochlorous acid concentration from about 5 to about 500 mg/L, a pH from about 3.2 to about 6.0, an oxidative reduction potential (ORP) of about +1000 millivolts, and containing from about 0.85% to about 2.0% by weight chloride salt based on the total weight of the composition.
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The method of claim 1, wherein the hypohalous acid composition is an aqueous hypobromous acid composition having a hypobromous acid concentration from about 10 to about 300 mg/L, a pH from about 3 to about 8.5, an oxidative reduction potential (ORP) of about +1000 millivolts, and containing from about 0.85% to about 2.0% by weight chloride salt based on the total weight of the composition.
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A bufferless, electrolyzed, aqueous hypohalous acid composition, comprising a hypohalous acid and a chloride salt in an amount from about 0 to about 2.0% by weight based on the total weight of the composition.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.