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Patent Inventor Names
Jeffrey Gabbay0
Date of Patent
April 29, 2008
0Patent Application Number
107728900
Date Filed
February 4, 2004
0Patent Primary Examiner
Patent abstract
The invention provides a method for imparting antiviral properties to a hydrophilic polymeric material comprising preparing a hydrophilic polymeric slurry, dispersing an ionic copper powder mixture containing cuprous oxide and cupric oxide in said slurry and then extruding or molding said slurry to form a hydrophilic polymeric material, wherein water-insoluble particles that release both Cu++ and Cu+ are directly and completely encapsulated within said hydrophilic polymeric material.
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