CPC A01N 25/10 (2013.01) [A01N 33/12 (2013.01); A01P 1/00 (2021.08); C09D 5/14 (2013.01)] | 42 Claims |
1. An antimicrobial structure comprising:
(a) a solid structural phase comprising a solid structural material, wherein said solid structural material is a solid structural polymer selected from the group consisting of a non-fluorinated carbon-based polymer, a silicone, a fluorinated polymer, and combinations thereof;
(b) a continuous transport phase that is interspersed within said solid structural phase, wherein said continuous transport phase comprises a solid transport material, and wherein said continuous transport phase contains an antimicrobial agent and a transport-phase liquid that at least partially dissolves said antimicrobial agent; and
(c) first and second electrodes,
wherein said antimicrobial agent is electrically or electrochemically rechargeable when a voltage is applied between said first and second electrodes,
and wherein said solid structural phase and said continuous transport phase are separated by an average phase-separation length from about 100 nanometers to about 500 microns.
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