Patent ID: 8192764
Filing Date: 2012-06-05
Classification: A01N,A61K,A61L,A61P

Abstract:
1. A method of making a packaged antimicrobial article, the method comprising: preparing a composition comprising silver sulfate; coating the silver sulfate composition on a silver nitrate oxidizable substrate; drying the coated substrate to form an antimicrobial article, wherein drying the coated substrate occurs at a temperature that causes the silver sulfate composition to develop a yellowish color due to the formation of silver in the zero valence state; placing the antimicrobial article in packaging material having a volatile organic content of no greater than 100 mg per square meter; sealing the packaging material with the antimicrobial article therein; and irradiating the antimicrobial article after the packaging material is sealed; wherein the antimicrobial article is color stable after irradiation.