Antimicrobially active compositions
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1. An antimicrobial composition, comprising:
- an alcohol about 10% to about 55% by volume selected from the group consisting of methanol, ethanol, N-propanol, isopropanol, 2-butanol, n-butanol and isobutanol;
a ketone about 2% to about 10% by volume selected from the group consisting of acetone, 2-butanone, cyclohexanone, 2-pentanone, 3-pentanone, 2-hexanone, 3-hexanone, methyl isobutyl ketone, cyclobutanone, and cyclopentanone, said alcohol and said ketone being the only effective antimicrobially active components in said antimicrobial composition; and
an inactive agent comprising water, wherein said alcohol and said ketone remain miscible in said water, and wherein said alcohol and said ketone combined in amounts which kill viable microorganisms by greater than 2-log10 within a time period of about five minutes to about thirty minutes.
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Compositions (3) and methods of using such compositions (3) to condition, clean, or disinfect the flow path of a conduit (8) of a microfluidic devices (16), such as flow cytometers or liquid chromatographs.
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1. An antimicrobial composition, comprising:
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an alcohol about 10% to about 55% by volume selected from the group consisting of methanol, ethanol, N-propanol, isopropanol, 2-butanol, n-butanol and isobutanol; a ketone about 2% to about 10% by volume selected from the group consisting of acetone, 2-butanone, cyclohexanone, 2-pentanone, 3-pentanone, 2-hexanone, 3-hexanone, methyl isobutyl ketone, cyclobutanone, and cyclopentanone, said alcohol and said ketone being the only effective antimicrobially active components in said antimicrobial composition; and an inactive agent comprising water, wherein said alcohol and said ketone remain miscible in said water, and wherein said alcohol and said ketone combined in amounts which kill viable microorganisms by greater than 2-log10 within a time period of about five minutes to about thirty minutes. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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