A SMART, SELF-DECONTAMINATING POLYMER AND METHOD FOR INHIBITING THE GROWTH OF A BACTERIA AND FUNGUS
摘要
A smart antimicrobial material and dressing to inhibit microbial growth is provided. Endogenous chemicals, such as metabolites produced from bacteria are utilized as chemical substrates and converted by enzymes to produce a disinfecting compound that will in turn inhibit the targeted microorganism. The material shall remain passive until such time as it encounters a microbe which expresses and/or secretes specific metabolites or markers. The enzyme or enzymes embedded in the smart material converts the metabolite into a disinfecting compound, which in turn either kills the microorganism or prevents it from multiplying on the surface of the material.
申请公布号
WO2013188497(A2)
申请公布日期
2013.12.19
申请号
WO2013US45331
申请日期
2013.06.12
申请人
AGENTASE, LLC, A SUBSIDIARY OF FLIR SYSTEMS, INC.
发明人
LEECH, ANNA M.;WALKER, JEREMY P.;DONAHUE, SCOTT;JOHNSON, JERMAINE D.;SINCLAIR, JESSICA J.