| abstract |
An antimicrobial liquid coating composition, comprising: 45.0 to 99.7% by weight of a volatile polar and / or apolar liquid solvent selected from the group consisting of hexamethyldisiloxane, octamethyltrisiloxane, cyclic siloxanes, hexamethylcyclotrisiloxane, octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane, alkanes, pentane , isopentane, 2-methylpentane, 3-methylpentane, hexane, heptane, octane, isooctane, petroleum distillates, cycloalkanes, cyclohexane, chloroform, methylene chloride, methanol, ethanol, isopropanol, n-propanol, n-butanol, ethyl acetate , isopropyl acetate, n-propyl acetate, n-butyl acetate, acetone, ethyl methyl ketone, tetrahydrofuran, dioxane, solubilized water, isomers thereof and combinations thereof; where the composition comprises 0.10% by weight to 4.0% by weight of water solubilized as part of the volatile solvent, 0.10% by weight to 50.0% by weight of a polymer dissolved in said polar liquid and / or nonpolar volatile; 0.10% by weight to 1.0% by weight of poly (hexamethylene biguanide) hydrochloride, and 0.10% by weight to 4.0% by weight of an additional antimicrobial agent selected from the group consisting of glycerol monolaurate , alexidine dihydrochloride, chlorhexidine diacetate, benzethonium chloride, and mixtures thereof. |