Compositions for maintaining clean surfaces and methods for making and using clean surface technology

Abstract

Compositions and methods for making and using the compositions for maintaining clean surfaces are disclosed herein. A preferred composition for maintaining clean surfaces is an aqueous solution that comprises water, silicon dioxide, stearic acid, nitrous oxide, hydrogen and a hydrophobic substance. A preferred hydrophobic substance for this preferred composition is a water soluble powder of Polysilsesquioxane Steardimonium Chloride. A preferred method of making such a composition includes the steps of mixing the solid ingredientssilicon dioxide, stearic acid, and the hydrophobic substance, and then mixing the solid ingredients with water until the ingredients are preferably evenly distributed in the solution at preferably a PH of 0-5. A preferred method of using such a composition includes the steps of applying an even layer of the composition onto a surface and allowing the surface to dry.

Claims

1. A composition, having a pH between 0 and 5, for creating and maintaining a clean surface, comprising: a. water; b. silicon dioxide; c. stearic acid; and d. a hydrophobic substance; wherein the hydrophobic substance has solubuility in water in a pH between 0 and 5 and is hydrophobic upon drying.

2. The composition in claim 1, wherein the hydrophobic substance is selected from a list of Polysilsesquioxane Steardimonium Chloride, Octadecyltriethoxysilane; Triethoxysilyloctadecane or Octadecyltrimethoxysilane; Trimethoxyoctadecylsilane; Trimethoxysilyloctadecane and mixtures thereof.

3. The composition in claim 1, wherein the solution weight percentages is selected from the group consisting of: a. water; 97%-99%, a. silicon dioxide; 1%-2%, b. nitrous oxide 0.5%-0.7%, c. hydrogen 0.5%-1%, d. and a hydrophobic substance 1%-2%, and mixtures thereof and wherein the steric acid in the composition is sufficient to create a pH between 0 and 5.

4. A method for making a composition for creating and maintaining a clean surface, comprising the steps of: a. mixing silicon dioxide, stearic acid, and a hydrophobic substance into Phase I; b. combining Phase I with water into Phase II; and c. mixing Phase II until turning into a homogeneous solution, Phase III wherein the hydrophobic substance has solubuility in water in a pH between 0 and 5 and is hydrophobic upon drying.

5. The method in claim 4 further comprises a step of: pouring Phase III into a container for storage.

6. The method in claim 4, wherein the hydrophobic substance is selected from the group consisting of Polysilsesquioxane Steardimonium Chloride, Octadecyltriethoxysilane; Triethoxysilyloctadecane or Octadecyltrimethoxysilane; Trimethoxyoctadecylsilane; Trimethoxysilyloctadecane and mixtures thereof.

7. The method in claim 4, wherein the solution weight percentages is selected from the group consisting of: a. water; 97%-99% b. silicon dioxide; 1%-2% c. nitrous oxide 0.5%-0.7% d. hydrogen 0.5%-1% e. and a hydrophobic substance 1%-2% and wherein the stearic acid in the composition is sufficient to create a pH between 0 and 5.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

(1) FIG. 1 shows the table of a preferred embodiment of the composition for creating and maintaining a clean surface.

(2) FIG. 2 shows a flow chart of a preferred method of making an exemplary composition for creating and maintaining a clean surface.

(3) FIGS. 3 and 3C shows a flow chart of a preferred method of using an exemplary composition for creating and maintaining a clean surface and test results.

(4) FIGS. 4A-4B depict tables showing the ATP (Adenosine Triphosphate) test results in hospitals with surfaces with only one application of a preferred composition.

(5) FIG. 5 shows a table with the test results of common pesticides in the preferred composition (1:100 diluted), analyzed via GC-MS/MS (Gas Chromatographtandem Mass Spectrometer) and LC-MS/MS (Liquid Chromatographtandem Mass Spectrometer).

(6) FIGS. 6A, 6B and 6B show tables with the microbes counts in CFU (Colony Forming Units) on two surfaces, one control surface and the other treated of the preferred composition, after 1000 passes of abrasion in 24 hours.

DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBODIMENTS

(7) FIGS. 1-6 show a preferred embodiment of the composition, preferred methods of making and using an embodiment of the composition, and various test results showing the features of the preferred composition. The preferred composition in FIG. 1 comprises preferred weight percentages of water, silicon dioxide, nitrous oxide, hydrogen, stearic acid, and a hydrophobic substance (the SiQuebe Q1850 Substance).

(8) FIG. 2 shows a preferred method of making such a composition includes the steps of: Step 201: mixing the solid ingredients-1-2 wt. % silicon dioxide, stearic acid of a PH 0-5, and 1-2 wt. % the hydrophobic substance (SiQuebe Q1850 Substance)into Phase I; Step 202: combining Phase I with 97-99 wt. % water at 80 degrees Fahrenheit into Phase II; Step 203: mixing Phase II until turning into a homogeneous solution (Phase III); Step 204: pouring Phase III into a container (e.g. a bottle with a cap or a spray head or a can with lid) for storage.

(9) A preferred method of using a composition for creating and maintaining a clean surface is depicted in FIG. 3. The preferred method includes the steps of: Step 301: sanitizing and disinfecting a surface; Step 302: applying an even layer of an exemplary composition, such as the preferred composition in FIG. 1, onto the surface; Step 303: allowing the surface with the composition to dry and a residual coating to form; and Step 304: determining if the predetermined expiration time (e.g., 30 days for the preferred composition) is up? If so, go back to Step 301.

(10) Various clinical studies and experiments have been performed to test the preferred composition in FIG. 1. ATP tests were carried out in two hospitals in 2017 in order to test the efficacy of the preferred composition, and the results are shown in FIGS. 4A-4B. ATP testing is known to be effective in monitoring sanitation and thus commonly used in hospitals and the food industry. In these experiments over 5 weeks of time, the preferred composition was applied only once onto the surfaces of the listed objects (including door knobs/handles, sink handles, toilet seats, and so forth), immediately after the surfaces were disinfected and sanitized by the hospitals' standard cleaning protocols. Then the surfaces with the newly applied preferred composition were allowed to dry before the first ATP tests.

(11) An ATP meter, Hygenia SystemSURE ATP monitor, was used in the experiments to measure the ATPs, i.e. the amount of organic materials in a sample, in RLU (Relative Light Units). To determine the amount of ATPs, a sample was obtained by swabbing a surface and then treated with a reagent that illuminates ATPs for the NIP meter to quantify the amount of ATPs in the sample based on the luminescence. Generally a surface with a reading of 0-100 RLU is considered sanitary in a hospital. A reading of 101-200 RLU is marginal, and a surface with a reading over 200 RLU requires immediate cleaning.

(12) As shown in the tables in FIGS. 4A-4B, only one surface (the sink handle in FIG. 4B) had a reading above 100 RLU39 days after the surface was treated with the preferred composition, without the addition of the current embodied formula. Common standard cleaning protocols were maintained but exemplified and the efficiency of the cleaning protocols amplified were noted. As such, the preferred composition effectively increase the efficiency of daily cleaning by keeping the numbers of microbes on the surfaces sufficiently low for more than 30 days, even in public areas like hospitals.

(13) As shown in the table in FIG. 5, the readings of common pesticides, in the preferred composition in FIG. 1, when diluted by 1:100, determined via GC-MS/MS and LC-MS/MS testing, were consistently zero ppm (parts per million). Therefore, the preferred composition is non-toxic and generally recognized as safe for contact or consumption.

(14) FIGS. 6A-6C show the efficacy of the preferred composition on 2 by 1.5 plastic coupons as the test surfaces were subjected to abrasion. This tests the efficacy of nonporous surfaces, such as plastics, metals, and ceramicsi.e. the ability of these surfaces to maintain safe levels of microorganisms, or increase the efficiency of common disinfectantby determining the microbial concentrations in the samples.

(15) Half of the plastic coupons in this test experiment were test samples, treated with the preferred composition, and the other half were control samples. Before the experiment, the surfaces of the test samples were subjected to abrasion with a Gardco washability and wear tester, where a weight of approximately 450 g was placed on the abrasion track and passed over the surfaces of the coupons for 500 cycles (1000 passes) over the course of approximately 30 minutes. Therefore, the test results indicate that the residual coating of the preferred composition is resistant to abrasion.

(16) While the invention has been described by means of specific embodiments, numerous modifications and variations could be made thereto by those ordinary skilled in the art without departing from the scope and spirit disclosed herein.

(17) Alternate composition comprised of a base solution of isopropanol, ethanol, and ethyl glycol have been substituted for the water phase.

(18) Also maintaining a ph 0-5 with any toxicity, corrosiveness, and nonabrasive has allowed the formula to maintain a high level of efficient cleaning on the surface.