18711723. ANTIMICROBIAL POLYMER COMPOSITIONS, ANTIMICROBIAL POLYMER ARTICLES, AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME (CORNING INCORPORATED)

ANTIMICROBIAL POLYMER COMPOSITIONS, ANTIMICROBIAL POLYMER ARTICLES, AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME

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CORNING INCORPORATED

Inventor(s)

Xiaole Cheng of Painted Post NY US

Insik Jeon of Novi MI US

ANTIMICROBIAL POLYMER COMPOSITIONS, ANTIMICROBIAL POLYMER ARTICLES, AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18711723 titled 'ANTIMICROBIAL POLYMER COMPOSITIONS, ANTIMICROBIAL POLYMER ARTICLES, AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME

Original Abstract Submitted

An antimicrobial polymer composition comprises from about 5 wt % to about 30 wt % of a copper-containing material, from about 5 wt % to about 30 wt % of an ionic liquid, and from 60 wt % to 90 wt % of a thermoplastic polymer. An antimicrobial polymer article comprises from 0.1 wt % to about 30 wt % of a copper-containing material, from about 0.1 wt % to about 20 wt % of an ionic liquid, and from about 50 wt % to about 99.8 wt % of a thermoplastic polymer. Methods of making an antimicrobial polymer can comprise feeding an antimicrobial polymer composition and an another thermoplastic polymer into a forming apparatus. Methods of making an antimicrobial polymer article comprises feeding a mixture comprising copper-containing material from about 0.1 wt % to about 30 wt %, an ionic liquid from about 0.1 wt % to about 20 wt %, and a thermoplastic polymer into a forming apparatus.