Antimicrobial activity of chlorite-entrained polymers
AssigneeCSP Technologies, Inc.
InventorsAngela Morgan, Jason Pratt, Michael A. Johnston, John Belfance, Ivy Comer, Autumn Reynolds
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Abstract
This disclosure relates to a composition, a system and a method of reducing and preventing the growth of microbes, or for killing microbes. More particularly, the disclosure relates to a composition, a system and a method of reducing and preventing growth of microbes, or for killing microbes, e.g., in food and medical equipment containers, using polymers entrained with antimicrobial agents.
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A method for generating ClO2 gas comprising the step of:
- creating an exothermic reaction by contacting an alkali metal chlorite with water under frozen conditions, thereby generating the ClO2 gas.
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A method for inhibiting or preventing the growth of microbes in a quantity of frozen food product, the method comprising the steps of:
- storing the quantity of frozen food product in a package under frozen conditions;
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- generating ClO2 gas within the package under frozen conditions sufficient to inhibit or prevent the growth of microbes in the quantity of frozen food product.
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A method for inhibiting or preventing the proliferation of a virus in a quantity of a product, the method comprising:
- providing the quantity of the product in a confined space;
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- generating ClO2 gas in the confined space;
- wherein the ClO2 gas inhibits or prevents the proliferation of a virus in the quantity of the product.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.