US4891391A
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Compositions containing antimicrobial agents in combination with stabilizers
Assignee: ATK Launch Systems LLC
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Filing: 1988-02-19
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Granted: 1990-01-02
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Expires: 2008-02-19
Abstract
Abstract Composition of an antimicrobial agent and an antioxidant having improved antimicrobial activity compared to the antimicrobial agent alone. The preferred environment of the invention is a composition of a thermoplastic resin, an antioxidant, and an antimicrobial agent, the latter two being compatible with the resin. The resin composition can contain other usual additives, and can be melt processed at an elevated temperature to form articles such as films or fibers having improved antimicrobial activity. A method for improving the efficacy of an antimicrobial agent by combining it with an antioxidant is disclosed. A method for melt-processing a resin composition containing an antimicrobial material is also disclosed, wherein the resin composition includes an antioxidant. The inventors have thus discovered and solved the problem of oxidation of an antimicrobial composition, particularly a resin composition containing an antimicrobial agent, which arises when the composition is processed at elevated temperatures, as are typically encountered when forming a fiber or film of the composition.
Inventors
- 👤 Thomas C. McEntee
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 06:58
CPC Classifications
D; D01; D01F; D01F1/00; D01F1/02; D01F1/10; D01F1/103; C; C08; C08K; C08K5/00; C08K5/0008; C08K5/005; C08K5/0058; C08K5/59; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S428/00; Y10S428/907
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
149 words
A solid composition comprising a homogeneous meltblended mixture of (a) a solid thermoplastic resin selected from the group consisting of polyvinyl chloride, vinyl chloride/vinyl acetate copolymers, polyurethanes, and polyamides, (b) from 1 to 80 weight percent of a microbiocide based upon the weight of said solid composition which is present in the mixture at a concentration of at least about 20 times greater than the normal upper usage concentration of the microbiocide and wherein said microbiocide is immobilized and rendered physiologically inert in said resin, the concentration of said microbiocide in said mixture being sufficient to render a second thermoplastic composition resistant to microbiological degradation when said mixture is added to said second thermoplastic composition at a sufficiently low concentration to render said mixture and said second thermoplastic composition compatible, and (c) an amount of an antioxidant effective to reduce degradation of said microbiocide due to exposure to heat.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
149 words
A solid composition comprising a homogeneous meltblended mixture of (a) a solid thermoplastic resin selected from the group consisting of polyvinyl chloride, vinyl chloride/vinyl acetate copolymers, polyurethanes, and polyamides, (b) from 1 to 80 weight percent of a microbiocide based upon the weight of said solid composition which is present in the mixture at a concentration of at least about 20 times greater than the normal upper usage concentration of the microbiocide and wherein said microbiocide is immobilized and rendered physiologically inert in said resin, the concentration of said microbiocide in said mixture being sufficient to render a second thermoplastic composition resistant to microbiological degradation when said mixture is added to said second thermoplastic composition at a sufficiently low concentration to render said mixture and said second thermoplastic composition compatible, and (c) an amount of an antioxidant effective to reduce degradation of said microbiocide due to exposure to heat.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
32 words
The composition of claim 1 wherein said antioxidant is at least one member selected from the group consisting of: monophenols; bisphenols; thiobisphenols; polyphenols; hydroquinones; phosphites; thioesters; naphthylamines; diarylamines; p-phenylenediamines; quinolines; blended amines;
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
72 words
0-di-n-octadecyl(3,5-di-t-butyl-4-hydroxybenzyl)phosphonate; 1,6-hexamethylene bis(3,5-di-t-butyl-4-hydroxyhydrocinnamate); 1,6-hexamethylene bis(3,5-di-t-butyl-4-hydroxyphenyl)propionate); thiodiethylene bis(3,5-di-t-butyl-4-hydroxy)hydrocinnamate; thiodiethylene bis(3-(3,5-di-t-butyl-4-hydroxyphenyl)propionate); octadecyl-3-(3,5-di-t-butyl-4-hydroxyphenyl)propionate); octadecyl-3,5-di-t-butyl-4-hydroxyhydrocinnamate; 3,5-di-t-butyl-4-hydroxyhydrocinnamic acid triester with 1,3,5-tris(2-hydroxyethyl)-s-triazine-2,4,6-(1H,3H,5H)trione; N-butyryl-p-aminophenol; N-(4-hydroxyphenyl) butyramide; N-pelargonoyl-p-aminophenol; N-(4-hydroxyphenyl)pelargonamide; N-lauroyl-p-aminophenol; N-(4-hydroxyphenyl)dodecanamide; 2,6-di-t-butyl-alpha-dimethylamino-p-cresol; 2,6-di-t-butyl-4-(dimethylaminomethyl)phenol; 1,3,5-tris(4-t-butyl-3-hydroxy-2,6dimethylbenzyl)-s-triazine-2,4,6-(1H,3H,5H) trione; nickel bis (0-ethyl(3,5-di-t-butyl-4-hydroxybenzyl)phosphonate); 2,2'-oxamidobisethyl-3-(3,5-di-t-butyl-4-hydroxyphenyl) propionate; tris(2-t-butyl-4-(2-methyl-4-hydroxy-5-t-butylphenylthio)-5-methyl)phenylphosphite; bis(3,3-bis(4-hydroxy-3-t-butylphenyl)butanoic acid) glycolester; tetrakis(2,4-di-t-butylphenyl)-4,4'-biphenylylenediphosphonite; n-propyl gallate; n-propyl-3,4,5-trihydroxybenzoate; calcium bis (0-ethyl(3,5-di-t-butyl-4-hydroxybenzyl)phosphonate); 2-mercapto-4-methylbenzimidazole; 2-mercapto-5-methylbenzimidazole; zinc salt of 2-mercaptobenzimidazole; 2-mercapto-4-methylbenzimidazole, zinc salt; 2-mercapto-5-methylbenzimidazole, zinc salt; 2-mercaptotoluimidazole; zinc 2-mercaptotoluimidazole; dioctadecyl disulfide; metal aromatic sulfonates; nickel di-n-butyldithiocarbamate; nickel diisobutyldithiocarbamate; nickel dimethyldithiocarbamate; 3,9-bis(3-cyclohexenyl)-2,4,8,10-tetraoxaspiro(5,5)undecane; and tris(5-norbornene-2-methyl)phosphite.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
72 words
0-di-n-octadecyl(3,5-di-t-butyl-4-hydroxybenzyl)phosphonate; 1,6-hexamethylene bis(3,5-di-t-butyl-4-hydroxyhydrocinnamate); 1,6-hexamethylene bis(3,5-di-t-butyl-4-hydroxyphenyl)propionate); thiodiethylene bis(3,5-di-t-butyl-4-hydroxy)hydrocinnamate; thiodiethylene bis(3-(3,5-di-t-butyl-4-hydroxyphenyl)propionate); octadecyl-3-(3,5-di-t-butyl-4-hydroxyphenyl)propionate); octadecyl-3,5-di-t-butyl-4-hydroxyhydrocinnamate; 3,5-di-t-butyl-4-hydroxyhydrocinnamic acid triester with 1,3,5-tris(2-hydroxyethyl)-s-triazine-2,4,6-(1H,3H,5H)trione; N-butyryl-p-aminophenol; N-(4-hydroxyphenyl) butyramide; N-pelargonoyl-p-aminophenol; N-(4-hydroxyphenyl)pelargonamide; N-lauroyl-p-aminophenol; N-(4-hydroxyphenyl)dodecanamide; 2,6-di-t-butyl-alpha-dimethylamino-p-cresol; 2,6-di-t-butyl-4-(dimethylaminomethyl)phenol; 1,3,5-tris(4-t-butyl-3-hydroxy-2,6dimethylbenzyl)-s-triazine-2,4,6-(1H,3H,5H) trione; nickel bis (0-ethyl(3,5-di-t-butyl-4-hydroxybenzyl)phosphonate); 2,2'-oxamidobisethyl-3-(3,5-di-t-butyl-4-hydroxyphenyl) propionate; tris(2-t-butyl-4-(2-methyl-4-hydroxy-5-t-butylphenylthio)-5-methyl)phenylphosphite; bis(3,3-bis(4-hydroxy-3-t-butylphenyl)butanoic acid) glycolester; tetrakis(2,4-di-t-butylphenyl)-4,4'-biphenylylenediphosphonite; n-propyl gallate; n-propyl-3,4,5-trihydroxybenzoate; calcium bis (0-ethyl(3,5-di-t-butyl-4-hydroxybenzyl)phosphonate); 2-mercapto-4-methylbenzimidazole; 2-mercapto-5-methylbenzimidazole; zinc salt of 2-mercaptobenzimidazole; 2-mercapto-4-methylbenzimidazole, zinc salt; 2-mercapto-5-methylbenzimidazole, zinc salt; 2-mercaptotoluimidazole; zinc 2-mercaptotoluimidazole; dioctadecyl disulfide; metal aromatic sulfonates; nickel di-n-butyldithiocarbamate; nickel diisobutyldithiocarbamate; nickel dimethyldithiocarbamate; 3,9-bis(3-cyclohexenyl)-2,4,8,10-tetraoxaspiro(5,5)undecane; and tris(5-norbornene-2-methyl)phosphite.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
10 words
The composition of claim 1 wherein the microbiocide is 10,10'-oxybisphenoxarsine.
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