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Definitions

• the present invention relates generally to methods of using a biocidal composition that releases chlorine dioxide upon being activated.
• Chlorine dioxide (ClO 2 ) is a superior oxidizing agent widely used as a bleach, disinfectant, fumigant or deodorizer. It can penetrate the cell wall or membrane and cytoplasm of mold spores, bacteria and other
• microbiological contaminants at concentrations below one part per million and destroy them.
• Chlorine dioxide generating gels are generally formed by mixing a gel containing suspended sodium chlorite with a gel containing lactic acid immediately prior to use to avoid premature chlorine dioxide release. Chlorine dioxide releasing gels have also been used in food preservation.
• Encapsulation processes have also been used in preparing sources of chlorine dioxide.
• Canadian Patent No. 959,238 describes generation of chlorine dioxide by separately encapsulating sodium chlorite and lactic acid in polyvinyl alcohol and mixing the capsules with water to produce chlorine dioxide.
• the capsules can be coated onto surfaces to release chlorine dioxide. Although the capsules are said to provide biocidal action for several days to months, chlorine dioxide release begins
• chlorine dioxide in proportion to increased temperature which promotes mold and bacteria growth; the provision of such a composition that only releases substances approved for human exposure or ingestion; and the provision of an inexpensive composition that does not adversely affect the appearance or mechanical properties of a substrate to which it is applied.
• the present invention is directed to a method of retarding bacterial, fungal, and viral contamination and growth of molds on the surface of a material and/or deodorizing the material by exposing a surface of a material to a composite that does not release chlorine dioxide in the absence of moisture , and exposing the surface to moisture to release chlorine dioxide from the composite into the atmosphere surrounding the material to retard bacterial, fungal, and viral contamination and growth of molds on the surface of the material and/or deodorize the material.
• the material is pet foods, dry foods, cereals, grains, laundry detergent, bar soap, medical supplies, paper documents, paint, shoes,
• Another embodiment of the present invention is directed to method of inhibiting fungal infection and growth on a surface of a human foot or fingernail by contacting a surface of a human foot, a human fingernail or an artificial fingernail with a composite that does not release chlorine dioxide in the absence of moisture, and exposing the surface to moisture to release chlorine dioxide from the composite into the atmosphere
• Another embodiment of the invention is directed to a method of retarding bacterial, fungal, and viral contamination and growth of molds on a surface of meat, poultry or seafood by exposing a surface of meat, poultry or seafood to a composite which does not release chlorine dioxide in the absence of moisture, and
• Another embodiment of the invention is directed to a method for retarding mycotic growth on seeds by exposing a surface of a seed to a composite that does not release chlorine dioxide in the absence of moisture, planting the seed in soil after the seed has been exposed to the composite, and exposing the composite to moisture to release chlorine dioxide from the composite into the atmosphere surrounding the seed to retard myotic growth on the surface of the seed.
• Yet another embodiment of the invention is a method of sterilizing a medical device, instrument or supply by applying a first composition to an outer surface of a first component, the first composition being inert in the absence of moisture, applying a second composition to an inner surface of a second component, the second composition being inert in the absence of moisture, and contacting the first and second compositions on the surfaces of the first and second components to form a composite.
• a first composition to an outer surface of a first component
• the first composition being inert in the absence of moisture
• applying a second composition to an inner surface of a second component, the second composition being inert in the absence of moisture
• the release of chlorine dioxide is initiated from the composite into the atmosphere surrounding the medical device, instrument or supply to sterilize the medical device, instrument or supply.
• FIG. 1 is a schematic that illustrates conversion of an amine precursor to an iminium chlorite
• FIG. 2 illustrates hydrolysis of an acid anhydride in a hydrophobic phase and migration of hydronium ion to the iminium chlorite to release chlorine dioxide gas;
• FIGS. 3a, 3b and 3c are schematics of multilayered composites for providing sustained release of chlorine dioxide;
• FIG. 4 is a plot of chlorine dioxide release rates for several powder compositions;
• FIG. 5 is a plot of chlorine dioxide release rates for a layered composite
• FIG. 6 is a plot of chlorine dioxide release rates in relation to atmospheric temperature and humidity
• FIG. 7 is a plot of chlorine dioxide release rates for a layered composite
• FIGS. 8 and 9 are plots of chlorine dioxide release rates in relation to atmospheric temperature
• FIG. 10 is a plot of maximum chlorine dioxide concentration as a function of leakage from a container.
• FIG. 11 is a plot of chlorine dioxide concentration as a function of time.
• sustained release of chlorine dioxide can be generated from a composite containing chlorite anions when the composite is exposed to
• the composite comprises a hydrophilic
• the composite may be, for example, a dispersion composed of hydrophilic and hydrophobic phases, or a mechanical combination of the hydrophilic and hydrophobic materials, such as powders and adjacent films.
• the powder has a
• Adjacent films comprise separate layers of the hydrophilic or hydrophobic materials.
• the composite comprises between about 5.0 wt.% and about 95 wt.% hydrophilic material and between about 5.0 wt.% and about 95 wt.% hydrophobic material, more preferably between about 15 wt.% and about 95 wt.% hydrophilic material and between about 15 wt.% and about 95 wt.% hydrophobic material.
• the composite is a dispersion, either material can form the continuous phase.
• the continuous phase constitutes between about 15 wt.% and about 95 wt.% of the
• dispersion and the dispersed phase constitutes between about 5 wt.% and about 85 wt.% of the dispersion, and preferably, the continuous phase constitutes between about 50 wt.% and about 95 wt.% of the dispersion and the dispersed phase constitutes between about 5 wt.% and about 50 wt.% of the dispersion.
• the hydrophobic material of the composite can be composed entirely of an acid releasing agent or can comprise the acid releasing agent in combination with a diluent and/or a plasticizer. Any acid releasing agent that is capable of being hydrolyzed by ambient moisture is acceptable for purposes of the present invention.
• the acid releasing agent does not react with the hydrophilic material, and does not exude or extract into the environment.
• the hydrophobic material is not react with the hydrophilic material, and does not exude or extract into the environment.
• the acid releasing agent comprises between about 10 wt.% and about 100 wt.% of the acid releasing agent, up to about 80 wt.% diluent, and up to about 60 wt.% plasticizer, and preferably, between about 40 wt.% and about 100 wt.% of the acid releasing agent, between about 20 wt.% and about 80 wt.% diluent, and up to about 20 wt.% plasticizer.
• the hydrophilic material of the composite can be composed entirely of a source of chlorite anions or can comprise the chlorite anion source in combination with another hydrophilic material.
• the hydrophilic material preferably contains an amine, amide or an alcohol, or a compound containing amino, amido or hydroxyl moieties and having a high hydrogen bonding density.
• a source of chlorite anions is incorporated in the hydrophilic material and preferably constitutes between about 2 wt.% and about 40 wt.% of the hydrophilic material in the form of chlorite anions and counterions, and more preferably, between about 8 wt.% and about 10 wt.% of the hydrophilic material.
• the salt dissociates in the hydrophilic material such that the hydrophilic material in the composite will include chlorite anions and counterions.
• the hydrophilic material is an amine and the chlorite source is chlorine dioxide gas, the chlorine dioxide reacts with the amine to form iminium chlorite in situ, if the oxidation potential of the amine is sufficiently low for the amine to be oxidized.
• hydronium ions react with the chlorite anions in the hydrophilic material, releasing chlorine dioxide gas that diffuses out of the composite into the surrounding atmosphere for a period of up to about six months in order to prevent the growth of bacteria, molds, fungi and viruses on a treated surface.
• hydrophobic and hydrophilic materials are substantially free of water to avoid significant release of chlorine dioxide prior to use of the composite.
• each of the hydrophilic and hydrophobic materials can include up to about 0.1 wt.% water without providing such a pathway for interdiffusion between the materials.
• each material contains less than about 1.0 X 10 -3 wt.% water, and, more preferably, between about 1 X 10 -2 wt.% and about 1 X 10 -3 wt.% water.
• substantially amounts of water can hydrolyze a portion of the acid releasing agent to produce acid and hydronium ions within the composite. The hydronium ions, however, do not diffuse into the hydrophilic material until enough free water is present for transport of hydronium ions.
• the chlorite anions generally do not react with the hydrophilic material, but are surrounded by hydrogen bonds contributed by the nitrogen or hydroxide within the hydrophilic material.
• Suitable chlorite sources that can be incorporated into the composite of the present invention include alkali metal chlorites such as sodium chlorite or potassium chlorite, alkaline-earth metal chlorites such as calcium chlorite, or chlorite salts of a transition metal ion or a protonated primary, secondary, tertiary or quaternary amine.
• alkali metal chlorites such as sodium chlorite or potassium chlorite
• alkaline-earth metal chlorites such as calcium chlorite
• chlorite salts of a transition metal ion or a protonated primary, secondary, tertiary or quaternary amine are stable at
• processing temperatures in excess of about 100 °C, allowing for processing at relatively high temperatures.
• FIG. 1 illustrates preparation of a composite containing iminium chlorite.
• the amine hydrophilic material is in contact with a hydrophobic acid releasing agent (both hydrolyzed P-O-Si and maleic anhydride are shown in FIG. 1).
• Chlorine dioxide (ClO 2 ) is reduced by extracting an electron from the amine, forming an aminium radical cation (not shown) and a chlorite counterion (ClO 2 -).
• the aminium cation quickly converts to an iminium cation by loss of a proton from an
• High chlorine dioxide to chlorite conversions are obtained if the chlorite anion and/or iminium cation that is generated by the initial electron transfer from the amine are rapidly complexed and stabilized by a hydrophilic molecule.
• uncomplexed chlorite anion may be depleted by subsequent reactions with the iminium counterion at temperatures above about 60 °C.
• Chlorites are also subject to disproportionation into chloride and chlorate.
• An amine with a high pK a is preferred because it reacts more rapidly with chlorine dioxide and acts as a more effective proton sink, maintaining the basic pH required for chlorite ion stability.
• FIG. 2 illustrates the mechanism for release of chlorine dioxide from iminium chlorite when moisture contacts the composite. Hydrolysis of the acid
• releasing agent provides hydronium cations (H 3 O + ) that react with iminium chlorite to release chlorine dioxide gas.
• the decomposition products of the reaction are an aminium cation (shown as in FIG. 2), a
• iminium chlorite may decompose if the composite is exposed to temperatures exceeding about 60 °C, reducing the
• chlorite source can be omitted from the composite until the composite is applied to a surface when the hydrophilic material in the composite is an amine.
• the composite After application, the composite is exposed to chlorine dioxide gas that either reacts with the amine to form iminium chlorite in situ or dissolves in the amine to provide chlorite anions.
• chlorine dioxide gas that either reacts with the amine to form iminium chlorite in situ or dissolves in the amine to provide chlorite anions.
• the composite is then
• Chlorine dioxide can be provided on site by passing the composite through a chlorine dioxide
• Chlorine dioxide that comes into contact with the composite of the invention must first be dissolved into a material that does not absorb water such as a low melting hydrocarbon wax or chlorohydrocarbon wax.
• chlorine dioxide is dried with a
• Chlorine dioxide is thus delivered from a wet industrial process into the composite without exposing the composite to water.
• the amine In order for an amine to form iminium chlorite in neat form or in the presence of a plasticizer, the amine must be sufficiently electron rich and the amine
• Electron withdrawing groups should be separated from the amine center by at least two methylene groups in order for the chlorine dioxide to extract an electron from the amine. Movement of the bonds about the nitrogen center of the amine is required for aminium formation. If the amine is frozen into a glassy matrix, the amine nitrogen will not be mobile and the amine will not convert to iminium
• a glassy amine can be softened to increase mobility by adding at least about 10 wt.% of a
• plasticizer such as a low molecular weight amide
• plasticizers are well known in the polymer art.
• the rate of chlorine dioxide release from a composite can be altered by changing the viscosity of the hydrophilic and hydrophobic materials, changing the dispersibility of the hydrophilic and hydrophobic materials, changing the temperature of the composite, changing the concentration of acid releasing agent in the composite, adding a desiccant or humectant to the composite to control release of chlorine dioxide from the composite once it is exposed to moisture, or
• R 2 and R 2 are groups that correspond to those of the selected amine and R" is an alkyl or hydrogen group.
• the iminium ion is immediately decomposed into an ⁇ -amino ether and a more stable sodium chlorite salt. If water is present during the oxidation of the tertiary amine, an unstable ⁇ -amino alcohol is formed that can attack the chlorite anion unless the chlorite anion has been effectively complexed by the hydrophilic solvent. Addition of water after solvation of the chlorite ion is not as deleterious.
• Acceptable strong bases for use in stabilizing the chlorite include metal alkoxides such as sodium, potassium or calcium methoxides, ethoxides, propoxides or butoxides, metal oxides such as aluminum oxide, or sodium oxide, metal ions such as Na + , trialkyl ammonium salts of alkoxides, ammonium salts of alkoxides,
• acetates such as sodium acetate, substituted acetates, or other materials that would generate a strong basic reaction to attack the nitrogen center of iminium chlorite.
• an ⁇ -amino ether and chlorite salt is formed when the iminium chlorite is stabilized.
• Any monomeric or oligomeric amide substituted plasticizer such as succinamide, formamide, or N-methyl formamide, can be substituted for N-methylacetamide in order to soften the amine.
• Formamide and N-methyl formamide are toxic and would not be preferred in applications involving human contact. If the amine center is sufficiently mobile, the addition of a plasticizer is unnecessary. Urea improves the chlorine dioxide uptake and release
• the hydrophilic material because it has a high hydrogen bonding density and will not react with the acid releasing agent.
• Compounds having a high amide concentration can also be used to improve hydrophilic material efficiency.
• the hydrophilic material comprises between about 5 wt.% and about 95 wt.% of the hydrophilic material and between about 5 wt.% and about 95 wt.% of the hydrophobic material.
• the hydrophilic material comprises between about 5 to about 30 wt.% of an amine and between about 70 and about 95 wt.% of a hydrophilic solvent including between about 35 and about 55 wt.% urea, between about 35 wt.% and about 55 wt.% plasticizer and about 10 wt.% base. It has been found that not more than about 0.5 moles of chlorine dioxide per mole of amine should be added to the hydrophilic material or the stability of the material could be compromised. Preferred amides for use as the hydrophilic
• Such amides can be useful vehicles for film casting prior to exposure to chlorine dioxide, which does not react with polymerizable, electron deficient alkenes such as acrylamide.
• Suitable amines for use as the hydrophilic material include primary amines, secondary amines, and tertiary amines having pendant hydrogen bonding groups.
• An amine substituted with electron donating groups that donate electrons to convert chlorine dioxide to chlorite is preferred.
• Electron withdrawing groups concentrate electron density at such groups such that it is
• Tertiary amines having non- hydrogen bonding pendant groups that are dissolved in a hydrophilic solvent are also acceptable.
• Representative amines include: alkanolamines; copolymers of
• alkylaminopyridine alkene diamines; alkylamino
• R 1 R 2 NCH 2 CH 2 C(O)NH 2 ; solubilized N(CH 2 CH 2 OH) 3-x H x ,
• R substituents are,
• R 1 , R 2 , R 5 , and R 6 are alkyl; R 3 is straight chain C 6 to C 12 alkyl; R 4 is
• cycloalkyl or benzyl m is 1-100; n is 2 or 3; x is 0, 1 or 2; y is 1 or 2; and z is 1-6.
• the above compounds can be solubilized in formamide ,
• Preferred amines include monoethanolamine
• R 1 is -CH 2 CH 2 OCH 2 CH 2 OH, -C (CH 3 ) 2 CH 2 OH, -CH 2 CH 2 NHCH 2 CH 2 OH, -CH(CH 3 ) 2 , -CH 2 CH 2 OH, or R 2 and R 3 are, independently, hexyl, benzyl, n-propyl, isopropyl, cyclohexyl, acrylamide, or -CH 2 CH 2 OH; R 4 is cyclohexyl or benzyl; R 5 and R 6 are methyl; R 7 is cyclohexyl or 4-pyridyl; R 8 and R 9 are, independently, methyl, n-propyl or isopropyl; R 10 is n- C 6 H 13 or n-C 12 H 25 ; R 11 and R 12 are, independently, methyl, ethyl, n-propyl or isopropyl; m is an integer from 1 to 100; and
• Oligomeric or polymeric secondary amines converted to acrylamide substituted tertiary amines by Michael reaction with acrylamides are also suitable because the amide group does not react with the acid releasing agent.
• Hydroxylic compounds including ethylene glycol, glycerin, methanol, ethanol, methoxyethanol,
• ethoxyethanol or other alcohols can be used as the hydrophilic material.
• chlorine dioxide release can occur very rapidly when a hydroxylic compound is incorporated in the composite and can limit the
• Suitable acid releasing agents include carboxylic acids, esters, anhydrides, acyl halides, phosphoric acid, phosphate esters, trimethylsilyl phosphate esters, dialkyl phosphates, sulfonic acid, a sulfonic acid esters, sulfonic acid chlorides, and phosphosilanes of glycerol based esters.
• acid releasing agents include an anhydride or phosphate ester blended with or grafted to polypropylene, polyethylene or polystyrene, or trimethylsilyl phosphate esters of the formulae
• Linear or star like oligomers e.g., a micelle like molecule with a lipid wall and a P-O-Si core
• a phosphosilane of a glycerol based ester are preferred acid releasing agents because they can be melt- or solvent- processed with the option of being crosslinked after processing to provide film stability.
• a preferred phosphosilane of a glycerol based ester is known as LPOSI and has the formula
• a free radical polymerizable alkene or condensible group on the terminal end of a lipid is a representative oligomer.
• Acid anhydrides are also preferred acid releasing agents and include organic acid anhydrides, mixed organic acid anhydrides, homopolymers of an organic acid anhydride or a mixed inorganic acid anhydride, and copolymers of an organic acid anhydride or a mixed inorganic acid anhydride with a monomer containing a double bond.
• Preferred mixed inorganic acid anhydrides contain a phosphorus-oxygen-silicon bond.
• Preferred anhydrides include copolymers of maleic anhydride, methacrylic anhydride, acetic anhydride, propionic anhydride, or succinic anhydride, and vinyl, styrene or an alkene, such as maleic anhydride-styrene copolymers, or grafts thereof with olefins such as polypropylenes, polyethylenes, or polystyrenes.
• Copolymers of acid anhydrides and esters of lactic or glycolic acids can provide a rapid initial chlorine dioxide release rate followed by a slow release rate.
• the hydrophobic material can further include a diluent such as atactic polypropylene, hydrocarbon wax, chlorinated wax, polyethylene wax, low molecular weight polyolefins, polyesters, derivatized polyolefin
• a diluent such as atactic polypropylene, hydrocarbon wax, chlorinated wax, polyethylene wax, low molecular weight polyolefins, polyesters, derivatized polyolefin
• copolymers or mixtures thereof.
• Diluents can be included in the hydrophilic material as well.
• Plasticizers can also be incorporated in either the hydrophobic or hydrophilic materials as is known in the art. Generally, formamide and isopropylacrylamide- acrylamide are acceptable plasticizers.
• a moisture scavenger such as sodium sulfate, calcium sulfate, silica gel, alumina, zeolites, and calcium chloride can be added to the composite to prevent premature hydrolysis of the acid releasing agent.
• Conventional film forming additives can be added to the hydrophobic and hydrophilic materials as needed. Such additives include crosslinking agents, flame retardants, emulsifiers and compatibilizers.
• the composites of the present invention can be formulated in various ways to accommodate a wide range of end use applications.
• the composite can be
• chlorite containing particles are formed by dissolving a chlorite source in a
• the particles can be routed to a cyclone separator to isolate small particles preferably having a diameter of between about 5 and about 150 microns. The particles can then be stored in a dry atmosphere. Once the chlorite particles are made, they are fed into a fluidized bed. The hydrophobic material containing the acid releasing agent is aerosolized by passing the material through small diameter nozzles into the chamber of the fluidized bed where it can impinge upon the fluidized chlorite
• the chlorine dioxide releasing powder Upon contact with the fluidized particles, the chlorine dioxide releasing powder is formed as the hydrophobic material solidifies to form a hydrophobic core having a layer of chlorite particles embedded in the outer surface thereof. Aggregation is minimized because the chlorite particles are hard inorganic materials. The particles can then be packaged in a dry sealed container.
• anhydrous particles such as anhydrous sodium sulfate, calcium sulfate, magnesium sulfate, or a moisture depleted silica gel, can be included in the fluidized bed to form a mixture of chlorite particles and
• the anhydrous particles delay release of chlorine dioxide that is catalyzed by
• the anhydrous particles can also be post-mixed with the chlorine dioxide releasing powder to delay chlorine dioxide release.
• the chlorite powder contains an alkali or alkaline-earth chlorite.
• the hydrophobic material preferably contains a low melting hydrocarbon wax, chlorohydrocarbon wax, atactic polypropylene, polyethylene wax, a low molecular weight polyolefin, derivatized polyolefin copolymer, or mixtures thereof.
• An acid releasing wax such as a hydrocarbon solution of a phosphorylated lipoglycerol reacted with silicon alkoxides to produce mixed anhydride P-O-Si bonds, is preferred as the hydrophobic material.
• LPOSI is a particularly suitable acid releasing wax for use in preparing the chlorine dioxide releasing powder.
• the composites of the present invention can be any suitable material.
• the composites of the present invention can be any suitable material.
• the composite can be applied as a film by using well known hot melt, dip coat, spray coat, curtain coat, dry wax, wet wax, and lamination processes.
• the composites can also be provided as a layer 12 composed of a microdispersed hydrophobic and hydrophilic material as shown in FIG. 3b, or as a multilayered composite 14 including a separate hydrophobic layer 16 and a separate hydrophilic layer 18 as shown in FIG. 3a.
• the hydrophobic and hydrophilic layers can be applied by casting the hydrophilic layer onto a substrate 20 and then casting the hydrophobic layer onto the hydrophilic layer, as illustrated in FIG. 3a.
• the multilayered composite or single layer can be applied in conjunction with moisture regulating layers 22 to control the rate of moisture ingress into the hydrophilic material or hydrophobic material to control chlorine dioxide release from the multilayered composite when activated by moisture.
• controlled fashion it is useful to limit the access of water to the hydrophobic layer containing the acid releasing agent and to control the surface area of contact between the layer releasing the hydronium ion and the hydrophilic layer containing chlorite.
• Such controlled release can be obtained by casting the hydrophobic and hydrophilic materials 16, 18 as separate layers with an intermediate boundary layer 24 that regulates hydronium ion transport between the materials as shown in FIG 3c.
• the layered composites of the present invention are intended to maintain a desired rate of chlorine dioxide release (moles/sec/cm 2 of film) in the presence of atmospheric moisture at a surface for a length of time required for chlorine dioxide to absorb onto the surface and kill bacteria or other microbiological contaminants.
• a desired rate of chlorine dioxide release molecular oxygen deposition
• leakage from a container or exposed surface reduces the chlorine dioxide concentrations at the surface because of chlorine dioxide diffusion into the atmosphere.
• the chlorine dioxide concentration released from the film for a chosen time period can be calculated given the leakage rate and the rate of absorbance at a surface.
• the composite is formulated so that it contains a large enough reservoir of chlorite reacting at a speed
• a chlorine dioxide releasing composite suitable for controlled release and biocidal action within a container must take into account several aspects, namely, the chlorine dioxide production rate from the controlled release film, the partitioning of chlorine dioxide between the phases within the container (e.g. gas, liquid and solid phases) in a reversible (absorbed) or irreversible (reacted) fashion, and the leakage rate of gas from the container.
• Design of such a composite is described in Example 15.
• a preferred extended release system of the present invention conserves the chlorite reservoir by emitting a series of periodic pulsed releases timed to coincide with the suspected times of bacterial, viral or fungal contamination or the typical incubation time for the biological of interest.
• the system design can be optimized to maintain the desired kill concentration for the requisite time at the atmospheric chlorine dioxide leakage rates imposed by the specific application.
• a typical controlled release multilayered composite includes water swellable films A and B of a thickness of about 5 mil with a hydrophobic layer A and a hydrophilic layer B as described above for the composite.
• the hydrophobic layer A contains an acid releasing agent such as an anhydride and hydronium ions generated by anhydride hydrolysis.
• the hydrophilic layer B contains chlorite anions as provided, for example, by dissolving sodium chlorite or another chlorite source in a
• hydrophilic solvent The hydrophobic and hydrophilic layers are separated by a water swellable intermediate layer C having a thickness 1 (typically about 5 mil) and diffusion constant, D.
• the effective ion concentrations applied to the boundaries of intermediate layer C by the layers A and B are a strong function of the water transport properties of layer C.
• the intermediate layer C can be composed of a wide variety of materials since chlorine dioxide can diffuse equally well in both hydrophobic and hydrogen bonded matrices.
• materials include polyionomers such as protonated and neutralized, sulfonated, or
• Lipid substituted polyhydroxy alcohol phosphates and phosphosilicates and their mixtures with alkene polymers and oligomers are also preferred.
• Finely divided anhydrous salts or desiccants may be added to any of the layers to retard the reaction to chlorine dioxide that is catalyzed by water.
• Pulsed release occurs as each layer (ACB)j is successively penetrated by water vapor and hydronium ions.
• Structures of type CDC can also be made where D is a mixture or emulsion of A and B of a phase size of between about 0.2 and about 100 microns.
• the materials of construction for the CDC composites can be the same as those used in making the C(ACB) n C composites.
• a multilayered composite C(DCD) n C can be made in order to provide pulsed release as described above.
• Pulsed releases of chlorine dioxide that vary from about one day to over about 200 days can be achieved for 5 mil thick A, B and C films by separating the
• the pulsed release capabilities of a multiple layered film can be calculated as provided in Example 16.
• the composites can be used in most any environment where exposure to moisture will occur.
• the composites can be used to prevent the growth of molds, fungi, viruses and bacteria on the surface of a material and/or deodorize the material by treating the surface with a composite that does not release chlorine dioxide in the absence of moisture, and exposing the treated surface to moisture to release chlorine dioxide from the composite into the atmosphere surrounding the material.
• the treated surface is generally a portion of a container or is part of a substrate placed within the container.
• the biocidal atmosphere generated within the container can be used in storing food products including blueberries, raspberries, strawberries, and other produce, ground beef patties, chicken filets, and other meats, enhanced foods, pet foods, dry foods, cereals, grains, or most any food subject to bacterial
• containers cellulosic, plastic or paper bags, seed packets, or waste containers.
• the treated surface can be a reusable or disposable mat or sheet including a dental tray covering, a
• a surgical tray covering a shower mat, nonwoven bandage material, a meat cutting board, a liner for drawers or shelves, an insert for athletic bags or gym lockers, a food wrapper, a paper sheet for separating hamburger patties, a meat packaging tray, an overpouch such as those used in packaging intravenous bags, a fresh fruit separator or box liner, an absorbent pad for poultry, meat, seafood or produce, or an absorbent layer for use in diapers.
• Such mats or sheets are typically made from paper, cellulosic, polymeric, woven fabric or nonwoven materials.
• Such a method can also be used to coat the surface of a seed to protect the seed from molds and fungi during storage and to protect against mycotic growth when the seed is planted.
• the coating when activated by moisture, creates a microatmosphere of chlorine dioxide in the soil in the vicinity of the seed and inhibits mycotic growth that normally would impede seed germination. This coating has no effect upon the germination of the seeds. Seeds in storage do not have to be physically coated to be protected but rather can be in a closed container containing the active material as a packet, "tea bag” or coating on the container.
• edible seeds such as corn kernels, sunflower seeds, or soybeans, remain fit for human consumption once they are coated.
• the coated seeds can be provided for planting or for human consumption after they have been coated.
• the surface can be treated with any of the
• composites of the present invention by conventional coating, extrusion, lamination and impregnation methods well known in the art.
• Another embodiment of the invention is a method of preventing the growth of fungi, bacteria or molds on a surface and/or deodorizing the surface by treating the surface with a composite that does not release chlorine dioxide in the absence of moisture, and exposing the treated surface to moisture to release chlorine dioxide from the composite into the atmosphere surrounding the surface.
• a preferred application includes a foot powder for preventing athlete's foot and other fungi.
• the powder can be applied directly on the surface of the foot or can be incorporated into a shoe insert.
• the composite can be applied between the cloth covering and foam pad of the shoe insert, impregnated within the foamed pad, or impregnated or coated on a shoe counter or upper lining. Chlorine dioxide generated from moisture within the shoe diffuses from the composite into the atmosphere to kill fungus and deodorize the shoe.
• the powder can be blended with conventional ingredients such as talc, cornstarch, fragrance, miconazole nitrate, tolnastate silica, boric acid, aluminum chlorhydrate, salicylic acid, and cellulose.
• the powder can also be blended with other ingredients and used in bath powders or powders used in treating jock itch.
• the powder can also be applied to carpeting to remove odors from the carpet.
• Ingredients commonly incorporated in powdered carpet deodorizers or cleaners can be blended with the powder of the present invention.
• the composite can also be formulated in microcapsules that break after being stepped on and are then activated by moisture. Such microcapsules can be impregnated in floor, shower or bath mats or can be used in carpet deodorization.
• the composite can be coated onto tubing, connectors, fitments or other components as separate layers of the hydrophobic or hydrophilic material on separate components that are activated upon being pressure fitted together.
• Tubing fitments used with intravenous bags for example, can be treated such that a surface of one tube fitment is coated with a hydrophobic film containing acid releasing agent, a surface of another tube fitment is coated with a
• hydrophilic film containing chlorite and the treated surfaces of the fitments are interconnected in the presence of moisture to initiate the release of chlorine dioxide from the treated surfaces into the atmosphere surrounding the material.
• Fitments for in-dwelling catheters, needles, peritoneal dialysis, percutaneous devices, percutaneous access, colostomy bags and other medical devices can also be treated in accordance with this method. Additionally, closures on a package can be so treated to provide self sterilizing packaging for medical devices, instruments and supplies.
• the composite of the present invention was expected to kill bacteria on the surface of meats. However, it was not expected to penetrate a ground beef patty. It has been discovered that chlorine dioxide evolved from paper treated with the composite can effectively
• E. coli 0157 :H7 in tainted meat has caused death and severe illness and appears to be especially resistant to cooking
• a hydrophilic material was made which contained a 7 wt.% solution of sodium chlorite in an amide mixture composed of 33 wt.% formamide, 33 wt.% acrylamide, and 33 wt.% isopropylacrylamide.
• a hydrophobic material consisting of a 40% solution of a copolymer composed of 33 mole% maleic anhydride and 66 mole% styrene in ethylbenzene plasticizer was then made. The hydrophobic material was vortex mixed with the hydrophilic material. The resultant white mixture of the two disperse
• the release rate could be slowed by cooling the mixture to 0°C or by increasing the viscosity of the materials.
• DMACAE 1-(N-Dimethylamino)-2-carboxyamidoethane
• the amine-chlorine dioxide reaction was studied by layering the requisite amount of 6.0X10 -5 molar solution of chlorine dioxide in pentane onto about 3.0X10 -4 mole of amine , either in neat form or dissolved 10 -30 wt . % in formamide or isopropyl acrylamide-acrylamide melt.
• the chlorine dioxide-pentane solution was prepared by reacting stoichiometric sodium chlorite with potassium persulfate in a small amount of water in the presence of pentane with vortex stirring in ice water.
• Chlorite was also formed by neat secondary amines having the formula R 2 R 3 NH wherein R 2 and R 3 are,
• the isopropylacrylamide-acrylamide and amine were also prepolymerized and film formed by heating to 60-70° C in the presence of about 0.01% azobisisobutyronitrile initiator, providing chlorite so long as the film temperature exceeded the glass transition temperature.
• R 8 and R 9 were isopropyl groups, the neat amine did not yield chlorite.
• a neat hydrogen bonded amine of the formula N(CH 2 CH 2 OH) 3 yielded chlorite, which was also formed when the amine was in formamide or isopropylacrylamide-acrylamide solvent. To determine whether hydrogen bonding was
• Non-hydrogen bonded tertiary amines of the formula NR 5 R 6 R 7 wherein R 5 and R 6 are methyl and R 7 is cyclohexyl or 4-pyridyl were solubilized in formamide or
• hydrophilic material or substituted by hydrogen bonding groups such as hydroxylic, amide, primary amine or secondary amine substituents, forms chlorite by reaction with chlorine dioxide.
• solvents such as ethanol, will not retain chlorite counterion for long term storage unless iminium chlorite is stabilized with a strong base to retain the chlorite counterion.
• Amines that are monosubstituted with short apolar groups such as (CH 3 ) 2 NCH 2 CH 2 C (O)NH 2 , (n-
• the last polymer has the most flexible amine containing side group and exhibited the most efficient uptake and release of chlorine dioxide in formamide that is a substantial improvement over that demonstrated with in-chain amines.
• the polymer was also soluble in molten urea.
• DMAA dimethylaminoacrylamide
• NMA n- methylacetamide
• APP atactic polypropylene
• glycerol distearate was then dissolved in the molten wax or APP.
• Two equivalents (based upon phosphorous) of powdered phosphorous pentoxide per three equivalents of glycerol compound hydroxyl functions was slowly added to the melt to avoid clumping. After stirring the melt an additional two hours at 80°C, one equivalent of
• Chlorite powder was prepared by first dissolving commercial sodium chlorite in dry methanol at 3% by weight filtering and the resultant solution to remove sodium carbonate impurity. The chlorite solution was then extruded into an anhydro spray drier in dry
• Neat sodium chlorite powder or mixtures of sodium chlorite powder and anhydrous sodium sulfate in a ratio of 1:1 and 1:2 by weight was fluidized in the bottom of a nitrogen filled container. A stream of acid releasing wax was then directed into the fluidized bed through a nozzle of 7 mil in diameter with a nitrogen back
• FIG. 4 shows the chlorine dioxide release rate from 200mg of several powder composites placed in a Petri dish of approximately 62cc volume with a leakage of 2X10- 9 moles/sec. Controlled release over several days is accomplished at about 75°F and 40% relative humidity.
• a hydrophobic acid releasing wax was made as
• controlled release material was 0.25 cc.
• the acid releasing layer was placed in direct contact with the chlorite containing phase and immediate release of chlorine dioxide was observed as soon as the film was placed in the Petri dish.
• the chlorine dioxide gas concentration dropped from a high of 13 ppm to 1 ppm at 5-6 days in an
• CG Chaetomium glohosum
• AT Aspergillu ⁇ terreus
• AN Aspergillus niger
• Photographic comparisons showed considerable growth after two weeks on the control samples, while no growth showed on the controlled release films.
• chlorite layer was a transparent blend containing 10 wt.% sodium chlorite, 50 wt.% (NH 2 C(O)CH 2 CH 2 OCH 2 CH 2 ) 2 O and 40 wt.% formamide.
• the chlorite layer was separated from the acid releasing LPOSI wax of about 5 mil
• the total volume of controlled release material was about 0.25 cc.
• Example 9 The three mold species tested for in Example 9 were grown in mineral loaded, but nutrient free agar slants using paperboard as a nutrient in accord with TAPPI standard method T 487 pm-85.
• the porous paper used throughout these examples had one untreated side and one side that appeared glossy.
• the chlorine dioxide release coatings were applied to the untreated side of the paper with the chlorine dioxide releasing composite sheets assembled with the glossy side out. Consequently, only the glossy side of the paper had contact with the meat. Sheets
• LPOSI acid releasing wax was applied to the porous substrate paper in a nitrogen filled dry box containing a large dish of stirred phosphorus pentoxide using a wax coater operating at approximately 190 °F. If multiple coatings were used, the paper was allowed to cool prior to applying subsequent layers. Once the paper was coated, it was sealed in a dry atmosphere suitable for storage.
• the chlorite containing paper was applied from methanol solution using a coater operating at room temperature.
• a typical coating solution was prepared by first dissolving 25 grams of poly N-vinyl pyrrolidinone (PVNP, 1.7x10 6 M.W.) in 500 ml of methanol followed by 15 grams of sodium chlorite (technical grade).
• PVNP poly N-vinyl pyrrolidinone
• the chlorite containing film was compression molded at room temperature with the LPOSI containing film to form a chlorine dioxide
• FIG. 9 shows a typical plot generated from data acquired from a sample composed of sheets with two coats of each phase (2:2). Samples were monitored at several different loading levels. All samples showed an immediate maximum release of 10-20 ppm chlorine dioxide within the first 2-3 hours followed by a very gradual reduction in release over the next several days. Higher loadings served to increase the maximum initial concentration and prolong the release.
• #26 was grown in Tryptic Soy Broth (Difco 0370-17-3) to a log phase activity with an optical density of 0.8 at 600nm containing one billion colony forming units per ml of culture. The concentration was verified using plate counts on three separate dilutions.
• the meat was then reground to a fine texture on a bench-mounted, hand-cranked sausage grinder and formed into patties by replacing the meat in the pan and cutting patties out with a piece of tubing to form positive control (i.e., added E. coli bacteria) patties.
• positive control i.e., added E. coli bacteria
• the negative control i.e., no added bacteria
• ground sirloin from the same source was ground first in the uncontaminated grinder to prevent its own contamination.
• the patties were prepared in duplicate and consisted of negative controls tested at 0 and 60 hours, positive controls tested at 0, 4, 24 and 60 hours, and test samples (i.e., patties exposed to a chlorine dioxide releasing film of the present invention) at 0, 4, 24 and 60 hours.
• the patties were placed between either unmodified paper or the papers coated with a 2:2 chlorine dioxide releasing film (as described in Example 11) in 10 cm diameter plastic Petri dishes with covers. Two Petri dishes containing duplicate samples were then put in recloseable plastic bags and stored for the required time at 4°C in a common refrigerator.
• 0.1 ml of the supernatant was plated onto Tryptic Soy Agar (Difco 0369-17-6) in duplicate and spread with a glass triangle on a turntable.
• the glass spreader was sterilized between platings with isopropanol and flamed.
• the viable bacterial content of the samples was
• test plate counts were compared to the confirmed inoculum titer instead.
• RTI ratio to inoculum
• the average RTI for the top samples of the plates for the patties that were exposed to chlorine dioxide and tested for 60 hours was roughly 170, which would represent a 170 fold decrease in viability.
• the average RTI for the interior of these patties was roughly 50.
• the patties then were placed between either 2:4 or 3 : 6 chlorine dioxide releasing papers as described in Example 11, and covered with a Petri dish cover that was enclosed in a recloseable plastic bag.
• the samples were then stored at 4°C for 3.5 days. After this exposure time the meat in contact with the 3:6 papers showed no bacterial growth from either a surface or interior sample when plated as described in Example 13.
• the interior of the patty exposed to the lower chlorine dioxide concentration (2:4) showed no bacterial growth from either surface or middle samples when plated.
• C(l,t) is calculated for a Petri dish of 62 cm 2 cross-sectional area of 1cm total thickness which includes 0.8cm gas space and 0.2cm Agar. Since the biologicals are
• the leakage flux constant, D 9 /1 is evaluated by injecting a small quantity (about 10 ppm) of chlorine dioxide into the Petri dish containing no Agar and measuring the chlorine dioxide concentration as a function of time.
• the Petri dish employed will leak relatively rapidly because of the serrated edges of the bottom dish that is employed to assure good gas exchange necessary for biological growth.
• Q is thus calculated as 7.23 x 10 -16 mole/cm 2 /sec 2 over a 62 cm 2 base area Petri dish where the area release rate is assumed to have no lateral dependence over the entire surface of the dish. This is a valid assumption since, even though the controlled release patch occupies a smaller area than the total cross-sectional area of the dish, both the gas and Agar diffusion rates of the chlorine dioxide are large in comparison to the time scale of the release rate.
• the concentration in the gel phase C(l,t) as a function of time is then calculated for a range of leakage rates, h as shown in Fig. 10.
• the concentration at any time significantly greater than the half time for leakage is simply some constant factor multiplied times the source generation rate.
• the leakage rate decreases 10 -1 ⁇ h ⁇ 10 -5 , the maximum concentration is generated only at
• the diffusion constant D 9 of a gas flowing through a porous media must be replaced by:
• C s ' is the number of moles of gas absorbed/cm 2 of surface and C g is the gas phase concentration in
• the particles are considered to be small enough so that the concentration of chlorine dioxide throughout the particles' thickness is equilibrated with the gas concentration.
• the entire particle concentration is concentrated in the particle surface.
• these concentrations are below the human olfactory detection limit of about 10 ppm.
• the pulsed release capabilities of a multiple layered composite can be calculated as follows to determine whether the composite will provide the desired sustained release rates for a particular application.
• the time required for complete cation exchange can be predicted from the mobile ion concentration in each layer, C 2 , wherein i is A, B, or C.
• hydronium ion transport across the intermediate layer C is considered to be the rate controlling step, and the diffusion constant and effective mobile ion concentration for hydrogen ion are considered the same in layers A, B and C.
• Chlorite ion is considered to be relatively immobile and the reaction of chlorite to chlorine dioxide is considered to occur instantaneously once a hydrogen ion enters the
• hydrophilic layer B is hydrophilic layer B.
• Hydronium ion mobility in intermediate layer C can be estimated by using experimental data reported by J.L. Crowley et al., J. Poly. Sc, Poly. Phys . Ed., 14, 1769 (1976). Crowley et al. studied the ionic mobility in a graft copolymer of low density polyethylene (79 wt.%) and sulfonated polystyrene (21 wt.%) as a function of ion type, water content and temperature. Sodium, potassium and silver ions travel along polymer bound sulfonate groups by exchange with hydronium cations. At high water contents of 3-6 wt.% phase separation of ion clusters in a hydrophobic matrix is likely.
• the calculated ion diffusion constants are 1.21X10 -8 cm 2 /sec and 2.58X10- 8 cm 2 /sec for a dry and wet (6 wt.% water) silver
• the morphology of such a copolymer would be very similar to the two material system of the present invention in that both include partially connected ion clusters localized at spherulite boundaries within the hydrophobic layer.
• a multiple layered composite providing from about one day to about 247 days of chlorine dioxide release can be formulated using the two layered composites of the present
• the chlorine dioxide release rate is generally rapid when chlorine dioxide release is initiated in a composite containing an intermediate layer because chlorine decomposition is a function of pH. A minimum concentration of hydronium ion is transferred before chlorite decomposition into chlorine dioxide occurs due to the buffering action of the hydrophilic layer
• concentration and diffusion constant supported by the A, B and C layers can affect hydronium ion transport.
• intermediate layer C An amount of water must be present in intermediate layer C for transport of hydronium ion. Water is transported through a hydrocarbon matrix as single molecules, except at higher water activities where some tendency to form clusters is noticed. The permeation rate of water through a 5 mil thick high density
• polyethylene film of 1 cm 2 face area would be 6.89X10 -6 mole/day/cm 2 /5mil (90% RH, 38 °C) as reported by Wessling et al., Encycl. Poly. Sci. Eng., 17, 510 (1989). This permeation rate is significantly less than that seen for polyethylene ionomers which typically contain 3.35x10 -4 mole/cc ionic groups at a minimum (4.08x10 -5

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