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Method, device and composition for the sustained release of an antimicrobial gas

  • US 6,620,380 B2
  • Filed: 09/14/2001
  • Issued: 09/16/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/14/2001
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method of generating chlorine dioxide gas comprising:

  • providing a dry solid composition which reacts in the presence of water or water vapor to produce an antimicrobially active gas, but does not react in the absence of water or water vapor, and exposing the composition to a moist environment, wherein the composition is divided into a plurality of separate portions, each contained in a separate sealed compartment of a container housing, and the sealed compartments are sequentially unsealed to expose the contents thereof to the environment around said container housing in response to a predetermined stimulus event.

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