Abstract: A package for a container of a sample such as a medical specimen, which includes a sealable absorbent envelope for holding the container as the main structural component of the package. The package also includes an impermeable layer which surrounds the sealed envelope. Preferably the package also comprises one or both of: at least one antibiotic substance, associated with the envelope, which is capable of inhibiting at least one target microorganism which may be present in the sample; and an indicator for leakage associated with the envelope.

Abstract: Methods of effectively repelling vertebrates, especially rodents, from consuming or utilizing materials otherwise susceptible to such consumption or utilization, using at least one non-toxic rodent repellent compound selected from the group comprising acetophenone, 2-aminobenzyl alcohol, 2-amino-4'5'-dimethoxyacetophenone, anthranilamide, anthranilic acid, isobutyl anthranilate, 4-ketobenztriazine, meta-aminoacetophenone, meta-hydroxyacetophenone, meta-methoxyacetophenone, 2-methoxybenzoic acid, methylanthranilate, ortho-aminoacetophenone, ortho-hydroxyacetophenone, ortho-methoxyacetophenone, para-aminoacetophenone, para-hydroxyacetophenone, para-methoxyacetophenone, and veratryl amine, are provided herein. Certain embodiments of the present invention relate to materials and methods for reducing crop damage, feedlot depredation, and livestock disease attributed to rodent infestation.

Abstract: A method of inhibiting Listeria in a medium comprises adding to the medium an effective amount of tetrahydroisohumulone or hexahydrocolupulone or mixtures or salts thereof to inhibit any Listeria.

Abstract: A method of treatment of a paddy whereby a plant protecting effective amount of a plant protecting composition, with the water soluble envelope containing it, is dropped in different locus of the water of a paddy where the rice plants are growing, this plant protecting composition being in a viscous or sticky fluid form, such as a liquid or a gel, which is able to spread rapidly and uniformly along the surface of the water of the paddy and coat the rice plant of insect in response to changes in the water level.

Abstract: A self-adhesive article which is produced by forming an adhesive layer from an adhesive consisting essentially of a polymer which is soluble in or swellable by an iso-thiocyanate, impregnating the adhesive layer with an iso-thiocyanate to provide a biocidal self-adhesive, and applying the biocidal self-adhesive to at lesat one surface of a base material. A high concentration of the iso-thiocyanate can be held in the adhesive layer, and the self-adhesive article is put to uses intended for the purpose of providing bactericidal, fungicidal and microbiocidal effects in building and food-related fields and the like.

Abstract: A repelling material for animals retaining a great amount of a repellent and also having an excellent sustained release property can be obtained by adsorbing the repellent and at least one substance of phthalic acid esters, citric acid esters and glycols.

Abstract: A process incorporating a chlorine dioxide generating compound such as sodium chlorite into a polymer or oligomer film is coated onto various substrates. Controlled release is accomplished by absorption of moisture from the environment. The chlorine dioxide so released acts as a biocide and a fumigant. The chlorite is dissolved into a hydrogen bonded phase containing a monomeric, or polymeric amide or a monomeric or polymeric alcohol. This hydrogen bonded phase is then mixed with an incompatible apolar phase consisting of anhydride containing such as polymers such as maleic anhydride copolymers with olefins, grafted maleic anhydride-polypropylene polymers. Chlorine dioxide is released by direct reaction of the anhydride or hydrolyzed anhydride with the chlorite anion across the phase boundary. Increasing the molecular weight of the phases, increasing the phase incompatibility and decreasing the concentration of anhydride will all decrease the chlorine dioxide release rate.

Abstract: The present invention relates to lenses, for example, contact lenses, and to contact lens cases having antimicrobial properties. More particularly, the invention relates to lenses and contact lens cases made from materials which comprise polymeric materials and effective antimicrobial components.

Abstract: Treating an article with an agent capable of inhibiting the growth of bacteria and/or fungus in an item susceptible to decay due to growth of bacteria and/or fungus. The article either at least partially is wrapped about or receives therein at least a portion of the item. Some examples of articles are floral wrappings, artificial Easter Eggs, and Easter grass.

Abstract: This invention relates to the use of zinc salts as anti-viral agents in sexual lubricants. A zinc salt which releases divalent zinc ions in an aqueous carrier fluid is provided in a sexual lubricant formulation which is spread on the genitals before sexual intercourse. The mixture is non-irritating, and the zinc ions serve as an anti-viral agent to reduce the risk of contracting genital herpes if a sexual partner is infected. These lubricants may also reduce the risk of infection by other sexually transmitted viral diseases, such as hepatitis, papilloma viruses, and AIDS. A preferred lubricant formulation comprises water, a thickening or suspending agent, a lubricating agent, and a suitable zinc salt. Salts which have been tested and shown to be non-irritating during sexual intercourse include zinc acetate, zinc propionate, and zinc gluconate. Other zinc salts have also been identified which are soluble in water and have low pK values, which indicates a high rate of zinc ion release.

Abstract: A gel formulation comprising a hazardous material, such as a hazardous chemical, and sufficient surfactant such that it meets certain test requirements. A containerization system for same.

Abstract: A cedar block assembly for preventing insect damage to clothing. At least one garment-confrontable surface of the block bears a plurality of grooves which increase the surface area of the block exposed. The block may be affixed to hanging means which permit the block to be placed and maintained in proximity to clothes or portions thereof needing protection from insect damage.

Abstract: A method for producing an antibacterial molded article of polyolefin resin is described, comprising molding a polyolefin resin composition having compounded therewith 0.01% by weight or more, based on the polyolefin resin composition, of an antibacterial agent which is a zeolite containing silver to form a molded article of a desired shape, and thereafter subjecting the antibacterial surface of the molded article to a corona discharge treatment.

Abstract: Substituted 1,2,4-triazinediones of the formula ##STR1## in which R.sup.1 represents an optionally substituted aromatic heteroaromatic radical which is bonded via carbon, X represents O, S, SO, SO.sub.2 or ##STR2## R.sup.2 represents one or more identical or different radicals from the group comprising hydrogen, halogen, nitro, alkyl, alkoxy, halogenoalkyl and halogenalkoxy,R.sup.3 represents hydrogen or optionally substituted alkyl, alkenyl, alkinyl or aralkyl, as well as their salts with bases. These compounds are useful for combating protozoa in insects.

Abstract: Trash bags and other products from LLDPE are made animal repellent by incorporation of terpene in the LLDPE in the melt process for fabricating such products from the polymer.

Abstract: A process for sanitizing, disinfecting, and killing spores involves providing a tangible object made from polymeric material impregnated with an aqueous glutaraldehyde solution which is packaged in an air-tight enclosure, removing the impregnated tangible object from the enclosure, and applying the impregnated tangible object to the surface to be sterilized and/or sanitized and disinfected so as to expose spores, bacteria, virus, and other microorganisms present on the surface to the action of the glutaraldehyde solution. A sanitary attachment for a receiver or mouthpiece of a telephone made from plastic material incorporating a glutaraldehyde solution. A fabric made from cellulosic or plastic material having sporicidal and/or sanitizing and disinfectant activity as a result of being impregnated with a glutaraldehyde solution.

Abstract: A composition and a method of using the same wherein said composition comprises a rodenticide and an additive selected from the group consisting of1. polyoxyalkylated alkyl phenols;2. sorbitan fatty acids and polyoxyalkylated derivatives thereof;3. polyoxyalkylated fatty amines;4. polyoxyalkylated branched or linear alcohols, diols or polyols;5. polyoxyalkylated branched or linear mercaptans;6. polyoxyalkylated esters; and7. polyoxyalkylated amines.The composition may optionally include an organic solvent and/or a dye. The rodenticide may be selected from a wide host of compounds, including brodifacoum, bromadiolone, diphacinone, chlorodiphacinone, monofluoroacetatic acid, bromethalin, calciferol, flocoumafen, and salts of such compounds.

Abstract: A bag article for the containment and treatment of garments and the like includes a fumigant source element within the bag, which element is activated by exposure of an internal surface to the atmosphere so as to evolve a gaseous treatment agent. The fumigant source element may be provided by a laminar pad, and activation may be achieved by parting of the panels of the bag, such as by the introduction of the garment to be contained therewithin.

Abstract: An aseptic package of a material susceptible to bacterial or viral infection utilizes a film or sheet of a plastic packaging material having a biocidal agent dissolved or dispersed therein. The biocidal agent comprises 10,10-oxybisphenoxarsine or a biocidal derivative or analog thereof, in an amount sufficient to inhibit biocidal activity in the contents of the package. The biocidal agent is present in solution in or in combination with a plasticizer for the plastic sheet or film in an amount from 0.001 to 5.0% by weight of the plastic. The sheet or film is a hydrocarbon-based material, such as a polyalkylene resin or polyolefin, e.g., polyethylene or polypropylene. The biocidal agent is present in solution in or in combination with a plasticizer for the plastic sheet or film. The enclosed material may be an organic product, such as a food or a plant or may be formed in the shape of a dispensible liner for bath tubs.

Abstract: Plant material such as tobacco is protected during storage by enveloping the plant material in a thin film that is composed of a polymeric material and isopropyl-(E,E)-11-methoxy-3,7,11-trimethyl-2,4-dodecadienoate (hereinafter referred to as "methoprene"). Air moves within the envelope carrying methoprene that has migrated from the surface of the film to the surface of the plant material. The thin film is a biaxially oriented polyolefin that has a thickness of from 0.01 to 0.2 mm and has from about 100 to 20,000 ppm of said methoprene incorporated therein.

Abstract: A chemical complex of a biocidal agent such as ortho-phenylphenol and chlorpyrifos and a non-ionic polymer of 2-ethyl oxazoline (PEOx). The complex is compatible with and contained in a plastic film such as polyethylene, polypropylene and poly(vinyl chloride) and the product is characterized by a reduced rate of release of the biocide without adversely affecting either the properties of the biocide or the film itself. The biocide-impregnated plastic finds utility in bags and in packing used to inhibit fungicidal growth and to prevent attack by insects and bacteria during growing, drying, packing, shipping, storage and marketing of fruits and vegetables.