Porous plastic media with antiviral or antimicrobial properties and processes for making the same
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1. A porous thermoplastic material which comprises a porous thermoplastic substrate and an antiviral or antimicrobial agent, wherein the material is made by sintering particles comprising the thermoplastic and the antiviral or antimicrobial agent.
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This invention relates to novel porous materials that possess antiviral and/or antimicrobial properties. The invention encompasses a porous material having antiviral or antimicrobial properties which is comprised of a porous substrate and an antiviral or antimicrobial agent. The invention also encompasses a process for making porous materials that possess antiviral and/or antimicrobial properties and the products of the process.
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- 1. A porous thermoplastic material which comprises a porous thermoplastic substrate and an antiviral or antimicrobial agent, wherein the material is made by sintering particles comprising the thermoplastic and the antiviral or antimicrobial agent.
- 2. A porous thermoplastic material which comprises a porous thermoplastic substrate and an antiviral or antimicrobial agent, wherein the material is made by the sintering of thermoplastic particles which comprise at least one antiviral or antimicrobial agent with thermoplastic particles which do not comprise antiviral or antimicrobial agents.
- 3. A porous thermoplastic material which comprises a porous thermoplastic substrate and an antiviral or antimicrobial agent, wherein the material is made by sintering a mixture comprised of the antiviral or antimicrobial agent and particles of the thermoplastic.
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