DEACTIVATION OF MINERAL ENCAPSULATED NANOBACTERIA

• Main Authors: BURKE, PETER, A, MCDONNELL, GERALD, E, FIX, KATHLEEN, A
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French
• Published: 06.11.2008
• Subjects: AGRICULTURE; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; BIOCIDES, e.g. AS DISINFECTANTS, AS PESTICIDES, AS HERBICIDES; CHEMICAL ASPECTS OF BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS, ORSURGICAL ARTICLES; DISINFECTION, STERILISATION, OR DEODORISATION OF AIR; FISHING; FORESTRY; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HUNTING; HYGIENE; MATERIALS FOR BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS, OR SURGICALARTICLES; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; METHODS OR APPARATUS FOR STERILISING MATERIALS OR OBJECTS INGENERAL; PEST REPELLANTS OR ATTRACTANTS; PLANT GROWTH REGULATORS; PRESERVATION OF BODIES OF HUMANS OR ANIMALS OR PLANTS OR PARTSTHEREOF; TRAPPING

Compositions and methods for deactivating articles contaminated with nanobacteria, generally comprise a dispersant and/or a dissolution agent, and a deactivator. The methods and compositions of the invention are advantageously utilized to decontaminate and/or sterilize various articles such as medical and manufacturing devices or surfaces. L'invention concerne des compositions et des méthodes pour désactiver des articles contaminés par des nanobactéries, comprenant généralement un dispersant et/ou un agent de dissolution et un désactivateur. Les méthodes et les compositions de l'invention sont utilisées avantageusement pour décontaminer et/ou stériliser divers articles tels que des surfaces ou des appareils médicaux et industriels.