| CPC A01N 25/34 (2013.01) [A01N 25/10 (2013.01); A01N 59/00 (2013.01); A01N 59/14 (2013.01); A01N 59/16 (2013.01); A01N 59/20 (2013.01); A01N 59/24 (2013.01); A01P 1/00 (2021.08)] | 13 Claims |
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1. A biocidal coating for deactivating a pathogen, said coating comprising:
a plurality of flake-shaped particles, said plurality of flake-shaped particles selected from the group consisting of MoS2, graphene, reduced graphene, graphene oxide, black phosphorous, white phosphorous, WS2, MoSe2, WSe2, MoTe2, WTe2, NbSe2, NbS2, TaS2, TiS2, NiSe2, SnS2, ZrS2, MnS, MnTe, ZnS, GeS2, ZrSe2, GeS, GaSe, GaTe, InSe, Bi2Se3, mica,
MoO3, WO3, TiO2, MnO2, V2O5, TaO3, RuO2, LaNb2O7, (Ca,Sr)2Nb3O10, Bi4T3O12, Ca2Ta2TiO10, Ni(OH)2, Eu(OH)2, ZnO2, nickel oxide, and Cu2O, and mixtures thereof;
a plurality of linkers distinct from said plurality of flake-shaped particles, each of said plurality of linkers having at least one functional group, said functional group selected from the group consisting of mercapto groups, thiol groups, carboxylate groups, hydroxyl groups, silane groups, amino
groups, glucosamine groups, and mixtures thereof, and
a plurality of polymer additives distinct from said flake-shaped particles, said plurality of polymer additives comprising at least one of a radiation curing pre-polymer, a thermoplastic polymer, or a thermoset polymer; wherein, said plurality of linkers bind said plurality of flake-shaped particles to said plurality of polymer additives; and
at least one of said plurality of flake-shaped particles protrudes from said plurality of polymer additives; and
wherein, a major axis of at least one of said plurality of flake-shaped particles
has an angle to a top surface of at least one of said plurality of polymer additives,
said foregoing angle has a deviation from normal,
said deviation from normal being no greater than 10 degrees.
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