Articles and methods for dispensing metal ions into laundry systems
US11634860B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 12, 2017 |
| Grant date | Apr 25, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 12, 2037 |
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- Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
- CPC primaryD06M2101/32
- WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Articles and methods for treating textiles and other materials with an antimicrobial compound during laundry and/or drying cycles. The articles include a porous substrate and a core composition that is releasably associated with the substrate and that includes a metal ion having antimicrobial activity. Methods include the use of the articles in laundry and/or drying cycles to provide antimicrobial treatment of the textiles and materials.
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