Dendrimer fluid purification agent and article
US7507335B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 19, 2007 |
| Grant date | Mar 24, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 19, 2027 |
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- 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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