Anti-adherent alcohol-based composition

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10292916-B2
Application number	US-201816011248-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 18, 2018
Priority date	Jul 31, 2014
Publication date	May 21, 2019
Grant date	May 21, 2019

Abstract

The present disclosure is directed to alcohol-based anti-adherent compositions that do not adhere to or attract Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria once it is applied to a surface and dried. The composition may include as anti-adherent agents, hydrophilic film-formers such as cellulosics, gums, acrylates, nonionic polymers, and anionic polymers. Examples of anti-adherent agents include Hydroxypropyl methylcellulose, Cellulose gum, Acacia Senegal Gum; Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-11, VP/Dimethylaminoethylmethacrylate/Polycarbamyl Polyglycol Ester; Acrylates/Vinyl Neodecanoate Crosspolymer, hydroxypropyl methylcellulose, Hydroxypropylcellulose, Methylcellulose, Propylene Glycol Alginate, Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-6, VP/Polycarbamyl Polyglycol Ester, Acrylates/Steareth-20 Methacrylate Copolymer; Acrylates Copolymer, and any combination thereof. The anti-adherent may be applied to surfaces using a vehicle such as a wipe.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A anti-adherent composition for use on surfaces, the composition comprising:
at least 60% (by weight of composition) of a short-chain alcohol; and
an anti-adherent agent selected from the group consisting of Acacia Senegal Gum; Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-11; VP/Dimethylaminoethylmethacrylate/Polycarbamyl Polyglycol Ester; Acrylates/Vinyl Neodecanoate Crosspolymer; Propylene Glycol Alginate; Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-6; VP/Polycarbamyl Polyglycol Ester; and combinations thereof.

2. The composition of claim 1 wherein the anti-adherent agent comprises Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-11.

3. The composition of claim 1 wherein the anti-adherent agent comprises Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-11, and wherein the composition further includes Hydroxypropyl methylcellulose (HPMC), and wherein the weight/weight ratio of HPMC to Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-11 ranges from 10:1 to 1:10, respectively.

4. The composition of claim 1 wherein the anti-adherent agent is present in the amount of 0. 01% to 20% by weight of the composition.

5. The composition of claim 1 wherein composition reduces the adherence of microbes on the surface by at least 0.5 LOG according to the High Throughput Anti-adherence Test Method or the Viable Count Anti-Adherence Test Method.

6. The composition of claim 1 wherein composition reduces the adherence of microbes on the surface by at least 1 LOG according to the High Throughput Anti-adherence Test Method or the Viable Count Anti-Adherence Test Method.

7. The composition of claim 1 further comprising a hydrophilic carrier.

8. The composition of claim 1 further comprising a humectant selected from the group consisting of glycerin, glycerin derivatives, hyaluronic acid derivatives, betaine derivatives amino acids, amino acid derivatives, glycosaminoglycans, glycols, polyols, sugars, sugar alcohols, hydrogenated starch hydrolysates, hydroxy acids, hydroxy acid derivatives, salts of PCA, and combinations thereof.

9. The composition of claim 1 further comprising a humectant selected from the group consisting of honey, sorbitol, hyaluronic acid, sodium hyaluronate, betaine, lactic acid, citric acid, sodium citrate, glycolic acid, sodium glycolate ,sodium lactate, urea, propylene glycol, butylene glycol, pentylene glycol, ethoxydiglycol, methyl gluceth-10, methyl gluceth-20, PEG-2, PEG-3, PEG-4, PEG- 5, PEG-6, PEG-7, PEG-8, PEG-9, PEG 10, Propanediol, xylitol, maltitol, and a combination thereof.

10. The composition of claim 1 further comprising a foaming agent.

11. A wipe comprising:
a nonwoven substrate; and
an anti-adherent composition comprising at least 60% (by total weight of composition) of a short-chain alcohol; an anti-adherent agent, wherein the anti-adherent agent comprises Acacia Senegal Gum; Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-11; VP/Dimethylaminoethylmethacrylate/Polycarbamyl Polyglycol Ester; Acrylates/Vinyl Neodecanoate Crosspolymer; Propylene Glycol Alginate; Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-6; VP/Polycarbamyl Polyglycol Ester; and combinations thereof.

12. The wipe of claim 11 , wherein the composition further comprises a hydrophilic carrier.

13. The wipe of claim 11 , wherein the anti-adherent agent is present in the amount of 0.01% to 20% (by total weight of composition).

14. The wipe of claim 11 , wherein the anti-adherent agent is present in the amount of 0.01% to 10% (by total weight of composition).

15. The wipe of claim 11 , wherein the composition further comprises a humectant.

16. The wipe of claim 15 , wherein the humectant is selected from the group consisting of glycerin, glycerin derivatives, hyaluronic acid derivatives, betaine derivatives amino acids, amino acid derivatives, glycosaminoglycans, glycols, polyols, sugars, sugar alcohols, hydrogenated starch hydrolysates, hydroxy acids, hydroxy acid derivatives, salts of PCA, and combinations thereof.

17. The wipe of claim 15 , wherein the humectant is selected from the group consisting of honey, sorbitol, hyaluronic acid, sodium hyaluronate, betaine, lactic acid, citric acid, sodium citrate, glycolic acid, sodium glycolate ,sodium lactate, urea, propylene glycol, butylene glycol, pentylene glycol, ethoxydiglycol, methyl gluceth-10, methyl gluceth-20, PEG-2, PEG-3, PEG-4, PEG-5, PEG-6, PEG-7, PEG-8, PEG-9, PEG 10, Propanediol, xylitol, maltitol, and a combination thereof.

18. The wipe of claim 11 , wherein the composition reduces the adherence of microbes on the surface by at least 0.5 LOG according to the High Throughput Anti-adherence Test Method or the Viable Count Anti-Adherence Test Method.

19. The wipe of claim 11 , wherein the composition reduces the adherence of microbes on the surface by at least 1.0 LOG according to the High Throughput Anti-adherence Test Method or the Viable Count Anti-Adherence Test Method.

20. A method of reducing adherence of microbes to a surface, the method comprising:
providing the anti-adherent composition of claim 1 ; and
applying the anti-adherent composition to the surface.

Assignees

• Kimberly Clark Co

Inventors

• Chaudhary Vinod
• Wenzel Scott W
• Engelbrecht Kathleen C
• Koenig David W
• Vanden Heuvel Amy L
• Bhatt Divesh
• Hollmaier (Anunson) Paige N
• Mundschau Stacy A

Classifications

• C09D101/284

  with hydroxylated hydrocarbon radicals · CPC title

• C09D101/28

  Alkyl ethers · CPC title

• C08L29/02 Primary

  Homopolymers or copolymers of unsaturated alcohols (C08L29/14 takes precedence) · CPC title

• C08L1/02

  Cellulose; Modified cellulose · CPC title

• C08J3/02

  Making solutions, dispersions, lattices or gels by other methods than by solution, emulsion or suspension polymerisation techniques · CPC title