Patent ID: 9528009
Filing Date: 2016-12-27
CPC Classification: A01N,C09D

Claim Text:
1. A coating disposed on a surface, formed by the method consisting of: dissolving tartaric acid in water; forming an opaque gel by adding titanium (IV) isopropoxide to said tartaric acid solution to form an 18 weight percent loading of tartaric acid and titanium (IV) isopropoxide in water; diluting said gel with water to form a 10 weight percent loading of tartaric acid and titanium (IV) isopropoxide in water; casting said 10 weight percent aqueous gel onto a surface to form a coating; inoculating said surface with MRSA bacteria, wherein: said inoculated surface comprises an initial MRSA concentration; said inoculated surface shows greater than a log 5.6 reduction in MRSA concentration after 2 hours.