Kevin D. Wyndam,Edouard S.P. Bouvier,Pamela C. Iraneta
申请号：
US13695815
公开号：
US20130195949A1
申请日:
2011.06.27
申请国别(地区):
US
年份:
2013
代理人:
摘要：
A chromatographic container (1) incorporating an antimicrobial layer (5) or an antimicrobial device (10) with such a layer (15) for use with a standard chromatographic container (11), which layer (5, 15) inhibits, in use, microbial growth. The antimicrobial layer (5, 15) can be on an internal surface of the container (1) or on an exposed surface of the device (10) and may be in the form of a coating, liner or film The layer (5, 15) may be configured for gradual release an antimicrobial agent or chemical additive, for example sodium azide. Additionally or alternatively, the antimicrobial layer (5, 15) may include silver or silver particles, for example nanoparticles of silver.
