Patent ID: 9180229
Filing Date: 2015-11-10
Classification: A01N,A61L

Abstract:
1. An antimicrobial composition comprising: a complex of an anionic polyester with ions of an antimicrobial metal wherein the anionic polyester has the formula: where 800≧x+y+w≧5; y≧0; x≧0; w≧0; n, m, p and z independently range from 1 to about 12; R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , R 4 , R 5 , R 6 are independently H or a linear or branched alkyl group having from 1 to about 12 carbon atoms; X is either —O— or —NH—; and R 7 and R 8 are independently H, a linear or branched alkyl group having from 1 to about 12 carbon atoms, or a —COOH group, and the antimicrobial metal is selected from the group consisting of Ag, Au, Pt, Pd, Ir, Sn, Cu, Sb, Bi, Zn, Ni, and Mn.