Patent ID: 7189793

Claim:
A method of making an iodine/iodide-complex-containing, hot melt coatable adhesive comprising: a) Mixing iodine in an iodine solubilizing liquid to form an iodine composition, b) mixing an iodide salt in an iodide solubilizing liquid to form an iodide composition, and c) providing a pre-adhesive composition; mixing the above iodine composition, iodide composition and pre-adhesive composition in a hot melt mixer to form a mixture, wherein an iodine/iodide complexing agent is present in the mixture, said mixing being carried out at a temperature from about 130° C. to about 200° C., and with sufficient mixing to form an iodine/iodide-complex-containing, hot melt coatable adhesive; and packaging the iodine/iodide-containing hot melt coatable adhesive for coating at a later time.