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US 8,216,969 B2Granted
Pathogen-resistant fabrics
OwnerJohn L. Lombardiinventor
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Abstract
A pathogen-resistant fabric comprising one or more photocatalysts capable of generating singlet oxygen from ambient air. The pathogen-resistant fabric may optionally include one or more singlet oxygen traps.
Claims5
A pathogen-resistant fabric, comprising:
- a polymeric material selected from the group consisting of polystyrene, polyolefin, polyacrylate, polyalkykacrylate, polycarbonate, polyvinylchloride, polyamide, polyacrylonitrile, and polyester;
- a phthalocyanine photocatalyst chemically bonded to said polymeric material;
- and
- a singlet oxygen trap molecule chemically bonded to said photocatalyst, wherein said singlet oxygen trap reacts with singlet oxygen produced by said photocatalyst.
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A pathogen-resistant fabric, comprising:
- a polymeric material selected from the group consisting of polystyrene, polyolefin, polyacrylate, polyalkykacrylate, polycarbonate, polyvinylchloride, polyamide, polyacrylonitrile, and polyester;
- a phthalocyanine photocatalyst chemically bonded to said polymeric material;
- and
- a singlet oxygen trap molecule chemically bonded to said polymeric material, wherein said singlet oxygen trap reacts with singlet oxygen produced by said photocatalyst.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.