Silver-Containing Antimicrobial Articles and Methods of Manufacture
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1. A method of making a packaged antimicrobial article, the method comprising:
- preparing a composition comprising silver sulfate;
coating the silver sulfate composition on a substrate;
drying the coated substrate to form an antimicrobial article;
placing the antimicrobial article in packaging material having a volatile organic content of no greater than 100 mg per square meter; and
sealing the packaging material with the antimicrobial article therein.
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Abstract
A silver composition comprising silver sulfate, methods of making antimicrobial articles, particularly packaged antimicrobial articles, methods of whitening antimicrobial articles, and packaged antimicrobial articles.
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45 Claims
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1. A method of making a packaged antimicrobial article, the method comprising:
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preparing a composition comprising silver sulfate; coating the silver sulfate composition on a substrate; drying the coated substrate to form an antimicrobial article; placing the antimicrobial article in packaging material having a volatile organic content of no greater than 100 mg per square meter; and sealing the packaging material with the antimicrobial article therein. - View Dependent Claims (2, 5, 6, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 22, 25)
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26. A packaged antimicrobial article, comprising:
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an antimicrobial article comprising a substrate coated with a silver sulfate composition; and packaging having the antimicrobial article sealed therein; wherein the packaging comprises material having a volatile organic content of no greater than 100 mg per square meter. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 32)
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44. A method of whitening at least a portion of an antimicrobial article, the method comprising:
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providing a packaged antimicrobial article having at least a portion colored other than white, wherein the article comprises a substrate coated with a silver salt composition comprising at least a portion of the silver in the zero-valent state, and wherein the antimicrobial article is sealed within packaging comprising material having a volatile organic content of greater than 100 mg per square meter; and irradiating the packaged antimicrobial article to whiten at least a portion of the antimicrobial article.
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