ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 29 -- United States Patent no. 12,209,344, issued on Jan. 28, was assigned to Nano and Advanced Materials Institute Ltd. (Hong Kong, Hong Kong).
"Bactericidal and virucidal fabric" was invented by Wing Nien Wylie O (Hong Kong, Hong Kong) and Tsz Hin Yui (Hong Kong, Hong Kong).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention provides a bactericidal and virucidal fabric selected from cotton or non-woven fabric prepared by formulations and methods described herein. The formulations include a beta-cyclodextrin-containing compound associated with one or more metal ions including at least zinc ions and water for providing bactericidal and virucidal properties to the fabric ...