Merle E Olson,Nick Allan,Amin Mousa Omar,Justin J Anderson,Patricia L Nadworny,Michael W Harding
申请号:
US13515633
公开号:
US20120328713A1
申请日:
2010.12.14
申请国别(地区):
US
年份:
2012
代理人:
摘要:
The invention pertains to methods and compositions for preventing or reducing microbial contamination using a silver (III) periodate as antimicrobial active hi a preferred embodiment the silver (III) periodate is used in a coating upon a medical device or implant to confer coating uniformity and antimicrobial efficacy. Also provided is a method of synthetising a silver (III) periodate in high yield by heating a source of single valency silver ions in water and subsequently combining it with a heated solution comprising persulfate, a by droxide, and a periodate.