Patent ID: 6585989
Filing Date: 2003-07-01
Classification: A01N,C08K,Y10T

Abstract:
An antimicrobial plastic film, fiber or article which has incorporated therein a mixture of antimicrobial agents, which mixture comprisesa) at least one phenolic antimicrobial compound, and b) at least one inorganic antimicrobial compound, wherein the phenolic antimicrobial compound is of the formula (I) whereinn is 0 or 1, R1 and R2 are hydrogen or chlorine, R3 is hydrogen or hydroxyl, R4, R5 and R6 are hydrogen or chlorine, R7 is hydroxyl, and X is â€”Oâ€” or â€”CH2â€”, and wherein the inorganic antimicrobial compound is selected from the group consisting of zinc oxide, copper and copper compounds, silver, colloidal silver, silver nitrate, silver sulphate, silver chloride, silver complexes, metal-containing zeolites and surface-modified metal-containing zeolites, wherein the ratio of components a):b) is from about 1:9 to about 9:1.