Charged poly(2-alkyl-2-oxazoline) antipathogen apparatus and method of use thereof

Abstract

A method for treating a pathogen is described, comprising the steps of: acidifying, in a solution, a molecule, the molecule comprising an alkyl, the molecule comprising a poly(2-alkyl-2-oxazoline) other than poly(2-ethyl-2-oxazaline, the step of acidifying forming an at least partially deacylated poly(2-alkyl-2-oxazoline), the at least partially deacylated poly(2-alkyl-2-oxazoline) comprising an at least partially acidified state; adding at least one organic solvent to the solution to yield a formulation; tuning, for a protonated secondary amine of the at least partially deacylated poly(2-alkyl-2-oxazoline), the formulation to comprise an activity coefficient (γ) in a range of 0.5 to 0.9999; and inactivating at least ninety percent of the pathogen within ten minutes of contact of the pathogen with the formulation.

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