Method of reducing the number of microorganisms in a media and a method of preservation
US4259103A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | May 14, 1979 |
| Grant date | Mar 31, 1981 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 14, 1999 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA23B11/18
- WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
What is disclosed is a method of reducing microorganisms by contacting the microorganisms with the surface of a substrate which has been altered by contacting a substrate which develops a negative charge in water with a substance that ionizes in water to form cations and anions, which cations absorb to the substrate by a process of ion exchange in which protons are replaced by the cations of the ionizing substance. The altered surfaces can include hospital sheeting, clothing and a wide variety of surfaces which come into contact with microorganisms.
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