Methods for producing allograft tissue by applying an antimicrobial solution to allograft tissue. The antimicrobial solution exhibits antimicrobial activity to make allograft resistant to microbial organisms, such as bacterium. Surface-modified tissue grafts prepared by these methods are also disclosed.

Systems and methods for preventing leaks from an endoscope end of a tube set during equipment changes between endoscopic procedures. An illustrative system may comprise a storage case and a cap. The storage case may comprise a base including a plurality of wells, an insert disposed in each well of the plurality of wells, and a lid configured to cover the base. The cap may have a housing extending from a first open end to a second closed end and defining a cavity between the first open end and the second closed end and may be configured to be removably disposed within a well of the plurality of wells.

Embodiments include formulations for topical administration of sugar alcohol to treat a skin condition such as athlete's foot, a yeast infection, jock itch (Tinea cruris), a toe nail infection, diaper rash, diaper candidiasis, ringworm (Tinea capitis), impetigo, erythrasma, pitted keratolysis, trichomycosis and sphingomonas paucimobilis. The formulation can include a moisturizer, an emollient, a sugar alcohol and zinc. In aspects, the sugar alcohol is erythritol with zinc chloride at a molar ratio of about 3:1. Embodiments also include erythritol-zinc antimicrobial coatings for personal use products.

The present invention relates to a system and method for lowering the toxic pollutants from emissions containing molecular filter media compositions and methods of production. The filter media provides air purification by absorbing the effluents from the emission and then repurposing the contaminants through chemical interaction on the surface of the filter media and the regenerant. The adsorbent composition of the filter media maintains its integrity at high process temperature.

An antimicrobial metallized thin film is provided that can be quickly and easily attached to surfaces of objects. This film includes a polymer substrate onto which a metallized layer is formed. The metallized layer comprises an exposed antimicrobial metal physical contact surface. Ions from this physical contact surface destroy the viral coating and ribonucleic acid of contacting viruses rendering the viruses inactive and noninfectious. The film can be attached via an adhesive layer disposed between and in contact with the polymer substrate and the communal surface. This arrangement allows the film to economically refurbish communal surfaces with a film overlay rather than completely replacing communal surfaces with antimicrobial materials. The film mitigates the likelihood of viruses such as coronaviruses, noroviruses, rhinoviruses, and the like from spreading due to contact with the refurbished communal surfaces.

A nanofiltration device for inactivating droplet-transmitted pathogens. The microdroplets are captured by filtering contaminated air on a filter material/paper with the nanofibrillated cellulose and/or nanocellulose surface treatment containing antiseptic metal ions and an adjuvant in the retained residual water. The air is sucked into the openings of the nanofiltration device located at the bottom and passes into the centre of the filter cartridge, in which a germicidal emitter emits radiation in the UV-C range of the electromagnetic wavelength spectrum is mounted. Subsequently, it flows through a filter paper containing salts of antiseptic metals, from the centre of the radiator outwards through a filter paper hermetically inserted into the filter cartridge, folded harmoniously-shaped so that its surface is maximally and entirely irradiated with UV-C radiation. Antiseptic ions diffuse into the contaminated microdroplets which with UV-C radiation deactivate viruses and disinfect bacteria. Subsequently, the droplets dry out, and the deactivated viruses and bacteria are carried away by air, which, with the help of adjuvants, receive the human body and increase the population's immunity.

The present invention intends to disclose a process for in situ flocculation followed by solidification of biomedical waste that is capable of simultaneously treating and disinfecting solid and fluid samples. The process comprises of the addition of the waste samples to an alkaline aqueous solution of metal silicates followed by the addition of an organic or inorganic acid for flocculation and a solid metal oxide or phosphate at a defined volumetric and/or weighted composition leading to instantaneous solidification with >99.9% microbial disinfection and an all-in-one disinfecting device for treatment of biomedical waste. The present disclosure also provides a disinfection-flocculation-solidification and disposal device comprising the disinfection composition.

The present invention discloses an improved process for the efficient solidification of biomedical waste that is capable of simultaneously treating and disinfecting solid and fluid samples. The process comprises of the addition of the waste samples to an alkaline aqueous solution followed by the addition of a solid material at a defined volumetric and/or weighted composition leading to instantaneous solidification with >99.9% microbial disinfection and an all-in-one disinfecting device 10 for treatment of biomedical waste.

Methods for producing allograft tissue by applying an antimicrobial solution to allograft tissue. The antimicrobial solution exhibits antimicrobial activity to make allograft resistant to microbial organisms, such as bacterium. Surface-modified tissue grafts prepared by these methods are also disclosed.

The present invention generally relates to a process for fabricating a reduced graphene oxide (rGO)-based antifouling marine coating is disclosed. The process begins with preparing a dispersed graphene oxide solution, followed by chemical reduction using hydrazine hydrate at 90-95 C. for 3 hours to form a dispersed rGO solution. This solution is then washed, filtered, and sonicated for 6 hours to ensure stability. A polymer solution is prepared by dissolving 40-50 wt % epoxy resin in acetone at 50 C. The antifouling composite is then formed by combining the rGO solution, 10-15 wt % zinc oxide nanoparticles, and 1-5 wt % carbon nanotubes with the polymer solution, followed by 6 hours of sonication at room temperature. Finally, the resulting composite material is applied to a substrate as a coating using spraying, brushing, dipping, or spin coating. This coating offers a promising solution for preventing biofouling on marine structures.