US 7,476,698 B2
	Antimicrobial adhesive and coating substance and method for the production thereof
Michael Wagener, Bremen (Germany); and Andreas Hartwig, Ritterhude (Germany)
Assigned to Bio-Gate AG, Nuremburg (Germany)
Appl. No. 10/489,891 PCT Filed Sep. 18, 2002, PCT No. PCT/EP02/10463 § 371(c)(1), (2), (4) Date Oct. 08, 2004, PCT Pub. No. WO03/024494, PCT Pub. Date Mar. 27, 2003.
Claims priority of application No. 101 46 050 (DE), filed on Sep. 18, 2001.
Prior Publication US 2005/0080157 A1, Apr. 14, 2005
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. C09D 5/16 (2006.01)

U.S. Cl. 523—122  [524/403; 524/555; 524/560; 524/561; 524/562; 524/588; 524/589; 524/612]

39 Claims

1. Antimicrobial adhesive or coating material which contains as the antimicrobial component metallic silver particles, wherein the silver particles are formed of highly porous aggregates having an average grain size of between 1 μm and 20 μm, the aggregates are formed of primary particles with an average grain size between 10 nm and 150 nm, and the primary particles are connected together by sinter necks, and the silver particles are mixed with a liquid organic component.