Signal activated decontaminating coating
AssigneeCrosslink Polymer Research, a division of Lumimove, Inc.
InventorsPatrick J. Kinlen, Yiwei Ding, James K. Bashkin, Shifeng Hou
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Abstract
A method is provided for decontaminating a surface that is susceptible to contamination by a contaminant by applying to the surface a coating which produces a decontaminating agent for the contaminant in response to a signal, connecting the electroactive coating to a source of a signal, and when the surface is contaminated, applying the signal to the electroactive coating, thereby producing one or more decontaminating agents which neutralize or destroy the contaminant. Coatings for practicing the method and articles that have been protected by the novel coatings are also provided.
Claims13
A coating for a surface, wherein the coating comprises
- a peroxide activating catalyst in an electrically or ionically conductive durable matrix, the durable matrix comprising a polymer layer or a gel where the catalyst is chemically linked to the polymer layer or gel and contains water and/or oxygen;
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- a signal activated peroxide system comprising a positive electrode and a negative electrode which are interconnected by the electrically or ionically conductive durable matrix.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.