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US 8,574,608 B2Granted
Bactericidal silver surfactant delivery into coating and polymer compositions
AssigneeEastern Michigan Universtity
InventorJohn Texter
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Abstract
Disclosed are surfactant compounds and compositions that are antimicrobial. Also provided are polymeric compositions incorporating the surfactant compounds. The polymeric compositions may be used to form antibacterial coatings on surfaces.
Claims16
A bactericidal composition comprising:
- (a) a silver ion monodentate ligand complex, the ligand being an anionic surfactant;
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- (b) a polymeric binder;
- wherein the silver ion monodentate ligand complex is homogeneously distributed throughout the polymeric binder.
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