Dendrimer fluid purification system and method
US7048864B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 24, 2003 |
| Grant date | May 23, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 1, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC02F1/688
- WIPO fieldEnvironmental technology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A dendrimer complex comprising a dendrimer and an antimicrobial agent with the dendrimer complex placeable directly into a fluid to inhibit growth of microbes or rid the fluid of microbes. In a further embodiment of the invention the dendrimer complex is secured to a carrier, which is placed in a body of fluid and allowed to dispense the antimicrobial agent into the fluid. Once the antimicrobial agent is dispensed, the dendrimer complex can be removed and recycled to add functional groups to the dendrimer so that the dendrimer can be reused.
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