Abstract: A liquid composition for applying a non-leachable antimicrobial coating on a surface. The liquid composition consists of a solution, dispersion or suspension of a biguanide polymer reacted with a cross-linking agent to form an adduct, and an antimicrobial metal material. The resulting antimicrobial coating does not release biocidal levels of leachables into surrounding solution.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
December 13, 1996
Date of Patent:
February 9, 1999
Assignees:
Biopolymerix, Inc, Surfacine Development Company, Inc.
Inventors:
Samuel P. Sawan, Tadmor Shalon, Sundar Subramanyam, Alexander Yurkovetskiy