Synthetic polymer film whose surface has microbicidal activity, multilayer structure having synthetic polymer film, sterilization method with the use of surface of synthetic polymer film, method for reactivating surface of synthetic polymer film, mold for production of synthetic polymer film, and mold manufacturing method

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10136638-B2
Application number	US-201715592922-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 11, 2017
Priority date	Apr 22, 2014
Publication date	Nov 27, 2018
Grant date	Nov 27, 2018

Abstract

A synthetic polymer film (34A), (34B) having a surface which has a plurality of first raised portions (34Ap), (34Bp), wherein a two-dimensional size of the plurality of first raised portions (34Ap), (34Bp) is in a range of more than 20 nm and less than 500 nm when viewed in a normal direction of the synthetic polymer film (34A), (34B); and the surface has a microbicidal effect.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A method for treating a gas or liquid by bringing the gas or liquid into contact with a surface of a synthetic polymer film comprising the surface which has a plurality of first raised portions, wherein a two-dimensional size of the plurality of first raised portions is in a range of more than 20 nm and less than 500 nm when viewed in a normal direction of the synthetic polymer film;
a static contact angle of the surface with respect to hexadecane is not more than 51°;
the surface is treated with an oil, which contacts the plurality of first raised portions, and wherein a distance from a surface of the oil to tip ends of the plurality of first raised portions is not more than 10 μm; and
the surface has a microbicidal effect, thereby reducing a number of microorganisms in the gas or liquid.

2. The method for treating the gas or liquid of claim 1 , wherein a static contact angle of the surface with respect to hexadecane is not more than 31°.

3. The method for treating the gas or liquid of claim 1 , wherein a static contact angle of the surface with respect to water is not more than 133°.

4. The method for treating the gas or liquid of claim 1 , wherein an adjoining distance of the plurality of first raised portions is more than 20 nm and not more than 1000 nm.

5. The method for treating the gas or liquid of claim 1 , wherein a height of the plurality of first raised portions is not less than 50 nm and less than 500 nm.

6. The method for treating the gas or liquid of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of first raised portions are capable of warping when coming in contact with a microorganism.

7. The method for treating the gas or liquid of claim 1 , wherein a normal to a lateral surface of the plurality of first raised portions forms an inclination angle with respect to a direction perpendicular to the normal direction of the synthetic polymer film, and the inclination angle varies continuously or discontinuously with respect to a distance from a tip end of the plurality of first raised portions in the normal direction of the synthetic polymer film.

8. The method for treating the gas or liquid of claim 1 , wherein the synthetic polymer film further comprises a lubricant.

9. The method for treating the gas or liquid of claim 8 , a HLB value of the lubricant is less than 7.

10. The method for treating the gas or liquid of claim 1 , wherein the surface is treated with a mold releasing agent.

11. The method for treating the gas or liquid of claim 1 , wherein the synthetic polymer film and the plurality of first raised portions are comprised of a common UV-curable resin material and are made by rolling over a moth-eye mold having a surficial nanostructure, which imprints the plurality of first raised portions on the synthetic polymer film.

12. The method for treating the gas or liquid of claim 1 , wherein the synthetic polymer film further comprises a cured UV-curable resin material.

13. The method for treating the gas or liquid of claim 1 , wherein the synthetic polymer film further comprises an acrylic resin.

14. The method for treating the gas or liquid of claim 12 , wherein the UV-curable resin material comprises a urethane acrylate.

Assignees

• Sharp Kk

Inventors

• Yamada Miho
• Minoura Kiyoshi
• Nakahara Takahiro
• Takami Seiji

Classifications

• A01N37/02

  Saturated carboxylic acids or thio analogues thereof; Derivatives thereof · CPC title

• A01N37/06

  Unsaturated carboxylic acids or thio analogues thereof; Derivatives thereof · CPC title

• B08B3/08

  the liquid having chemical or dissolving effect · CPC title

• A61L2/232

  layered or coated · CPC title

• A01N61/00

  Biocides, pest repellants or attractants, or plant growth regulators containing substances of unknown or undetermined composition, e.g. substances characterised only by the mode of action · CPC title