The present invention aims to provide an antiviral agent that is safe to a human body, and provides an antiviral agent comprising a titanium phosphate compound, a silicic acid compound, a silver compound, and a copper compound.

The present invention aims to provide an antiviral agent that is safe to a human body, and provides an antiviral agent comprising a titanium phosphate compound, a silicic acid compound, a silver compound, and a copper compound.

The present invention relates to an antiviral material including a Cu-M-O compound, in which the Cu at least includes a monovalent-state Cu and the M is at least one element selected from the group consisting of B, Al, Sc, Ti, Co, Cr, Ni, Ga, Y, Zr, In, Rh, and a lanthanoid.

The present invention relates to an antiviral material including a Cu-M-O compound, in which the Cu at least includes a monovalent-state Cu and the M is at least one element selected from the group consisting of B, Al, Sc, Ti, Co, Cr, Ni, Ga, Y, Zr, In, Rh, and a lanthanoid.

The present invention relates to an antiviral material including a Cu-M-O compound, in which the Cu at least includes a monovalent-state Cu and the M is at least one element selected from the group consisting of B, Al, Sc, Ti, Co, Cr, Ni, Ga, Y, Zr, In, Rh, and a lanthanoid.

The antimicrobial coating material for surface coating is formed from encapsulated biocides. The biocides include at least one antimicrobial component. The biocides are encapsulated in inorganic-organic shells which are permeable to the biocides. The organic materials may include at least one nonionic polymer. The inorganic-organic shells encapsulate and contain the biocides to form capsule structures for storage and release of the biocides. The capsule structures may be single capsules or capsule-in-capsule structures. The inorganic materials may be present in a concentration of 0.5-95 wt % of the inorganic-organic shells. Alternatively, the inorganic materials may be present in a concentration of 5-60 wt %. The inorganic materials and the organic materials are each intermixed, with respect to one another, in structures of the inorganic-organic shells. These structures may be an attachment structure, a hybrid structure or a multi-layered structure.

The antimicrobial coating material for surface coating is formed from encapsulated biocides. The biocides include at least one antimicrobial component. The biocides are encapsulated in inorganic-organic shells which are permeable to the biocides. The organic materials may include at least one nonionic polymer. The inorganic-organic shells encapsulate and contain the biocides to form capsule structures for storage and release of the biocides. The capsule structures may be single capsules or capsule-in-capsule structures. The inorganic materials may be present in a concentration of 0.5-95 wt % of the inorganic-organic shells. Alternatively, the inorganic materials may be present in a concentration of 5-60 wt %. The inorganic materials and the organic materials are each intermixed, with respect to one another, in structures of the inorganic-organic shells. These structures may be an attachment structure, a hybrid structure or a multi-layered structure.

The present invention relates to antimicrobial materials comprising copper and zinc incorporated into or coated on a substrate material, wherein the substrate comprises a rubber component. The present invention also relates to methods of obtaining said antimicrobial materials.

The present invention relates to antimicrobial materials comprising copper and zinc incorporated into or coated on a substrate material, wherein the substrate comprises a rubber component. The present invention also relates to methods of obtaining said antimicrobial materials.

Embodiments of the present invention pertain to antimicrobial glass compositions, glasses, and articles. The articles include a glass, which may include a glass phase and a cuprite phase. In other embodiments, the glasses include a plurality of Cu.sup.1+ ions, a degradable phase including B.sub.2O.sub.3, P.sub.2O.sub.5 and K.sub.2O, and a durable phase including SiO.sub.2. Other embodiments include glasses having a plurality of Cu.sup.1+ ions disposed on the surface of the glass and in the glass network and/or the glass matrix. The article may also include a polymer. The glasses and articles disclosed herein exhibit a 2 log reduction or greater in a concentration of at least one of Staphylococcus aureus, Enterobacter aerogenes, Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteria, Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus, and E. coli, under the EPA Test Method for Efficacy of Copper Alloy as a Sanitizer testing condition and under Modified JIS Z 2801 for Bacteria testing conditions.