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Light-activated antimicrobial articles and methods of use

  • US 8,877,125 B2
  • Filed: 06/23/2010
  • Issued: 11/04/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/30/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A light-activated antimicrobial article consisting essentially of an acridine dye covalently bonded without a linking group to a nylon material, wherein when light is absorbed by the acridine dye, colony forming units of a microorganism exposed to the light-activated antimicrobial article decrease in an amount of from about 90 to 99.99%.

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