ANTIMICROBIAL ARTICLES OF MANUFACTURE PRODUCED FROM MASTERBATCHES

摘要

The invention relates to use of masterbatches containing high concentrations of antimicrobial materials such as copper salts, particularly copper iodide. These masterbatch compositions are added to other materials which are used to form various articles of manufacture with antimicrobial properties. The copper salts may be incorporated in the masterbatches as surface functionalized particles or the salts may be incorporated into porous particles prior to the formation of masterbatches.

主权项

1. An antimicrobial article of manufacture comprising cuprous iodide, wherein the cuprous iodide is introduced in the said article of manufacture by adding a masterbatch composition wherein the said masterbatch composition comprises cuprous iodide in a matrix, and the said masterbatch has a higher concentration of cuprous iodide compared with the said article.