METHOD FOR INHIBITING MICROBIAL GROWTH

• Main Authors: ÁLVAREZ DÍAZ, EDUARDO, CABAL ÁLVAREZ, MARÍA BELÉN, TORRECILLAS SAN MILLÁN, RAMÓN, MOYA CORRAL, JOSÉ SERAFÍN
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; Spanish
• Published: 29.01.2015
• Subjects: AGRICULTURE; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; BIOCIDES, e.g. AS DISINFECTANTS, AS PESTICIDES, AS HERBICIDES; CHEMICAL ASPECTS OF BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS, ORSURGICAL ARTICLES; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF GLASSES, GLAZES, OR VITREOUSENAMELS; CHEMISTRY; DISINFECTION, STERILISATION, OR DEODORISATION OF AIR; FISHING; FORESTRY; GLASS; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HUNTING; HYGIENE; JOINING GLASS TO GLASS OR OTHER MATERIALS; MATERIALS FOR BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS, OR SURGICALARTICLES; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; METALLURGY; METHODS OR APPARATUS FOR STERILISING MATERIALS OR OBJECTS INGENERAL; MINERAL OR SLAG WOOL; PEST REPELLANTS OR ATTRACTANTS; PLANT GROWTH REGULATORS; PRESERVATION OF BODIES OF HUMANS OR ANIMALS OR PLANTS OR PARTSTHEREOF; SURFACE TREATMENT OF FIBRES OR FILAMENTS MADE FROM GLASS,MINERALS OR SLAGS; SURFACE TREATMENT OF GLASS; TRAPPING

The invention relates to a method for inhibiting microbial growth using glass with a composition containing various oxides of elements such as calcium, zinc, silicon and boron. The invention also relates to the use of the method for producing containers, drugs, medical devices, surgical implants, fabrics, transportation means, air systems and water systems. El objeto de la presente invención se refiere a un método para la inhibición del crecimiento microbiano en el cual se utiliza un vidrio con una composición en la cual se incluyen diversos óxidos de elementos tales como calcio, cinc, silicio y boro. La invención hace referencia igualmente al uso de dicho procedimiento en la fabricación de envases, fármacos, dispositivos médicos, implantes quirúrgicos, tejidos, medios de transporte, instalaciones de aire o instalaciones de agua. La présente invention concerne un procédé d'inhibition de la croissance microbienne, comprenant l'utilisation d'un verre dont la composition inclut divers oxydes d'éléments tels que calcium, zinc, silice et bore. L'invention concerne également l'utilisation dudit procédé pour la fabrication d'emballages, de médicaments, de dispositifs médicaux, d'implants chirurgicaux, de tissus, de moyens de transport, d'installations à circulation d'air ou d'installations à circulation d'eau.