Anti-Microbial Medical Materials and Devices
AssigneeRymed Technologies, Inc.
InventorsDana Wm. Ryan, Mitchell Corey Sanders
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates generally to materials and medical devices impregnated with antimicrobial compounds. More specifically, the materials are medical matrix materials comprising nanopores or nanochannels in which the antimicrobial compounds are disposed. In other embodiments, medical matrix materials comprises nanomaterials and antimicrobials distributed throughout the material. The materials described herein are useful for a broad spectrum of medical devices and consumer products. The present disclosure further provides methods of making the antimicrobial materials and medical devices disclosed herein.
Claims20
An antimicrobial material, comprising:
- a matrix material surface having a plurality of nanoscale pores open to a surface of the material;
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- a co-nanocrystalline antimicrobial compound comprising a first antimicrobial agent and a second antimicrobial agent disposed within the plurality of nanoscale pores;
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- wherein the nanoscale pores are configured to control a release of the co-nanocrystalline antimicrobial compound.
A medical device comprising an antimicrobial material, the antimicrobial material comprising:
- a matrix material surface having a plurality of nanoscale pores open to a surface of the material;
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- a co-nanocrystalline antimicrobial compound comprising a first antimicrobial agent and a second antimicrobial agent disposed within the plurality of nanoscale pores;
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- wherein the nanoscale pores are configured to control a release of the co-nanocrystalline antimicrobial compound.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.