Abstract: In an embodiment, the present disclosure pertains to a method to minimize infectivity and replication of an infection or reduce inflammation caused by the infection. Generally, the method includes administering a composition to a subject, where the composition includes a condensation polymer. In some embodiments, the method further includes at least one of binding, by the position, to a site on a virus, bacteria or fungi associated with the infection to thereby inhibit replication of the virus, bacteria, or fungi and reducing, by the composition, inflammation related to the infection. In another embodiment, the present disclosure pertains to a method to minimize infectivity and replication of a pathogen. Generally, the method includes applying a composition to clothing, where the composition includes a condensation polymer.