公开(公告)号：US11634666B2

公开(公告)日：2023-04-25

申请号：US16063455

申请日：2016-12-19

Applicant: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY

Inventor： Ranjani V. Parthasarathy ,  Catherine D. Heapy ,  Tiffany J. Hanson ,  Brittney K. T. Scott ,  Jonathan D. M. Helander

IPC: C11D3/48 ,  A61K8/84 ,  A61K8/34 ,  A61Q17/00 ,  A01N31/14 ,  A01N47/44 ,  C11D3/20 ,  C11D3/37 ,  C11D11/00 ,  C11D17/04

Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods for removing spores from skin, the method including dispensing an effective amount of a composition into or onto an article, wherein the composition includes water and from about 0.04 wt % to about 4 wt % polymeric cationic antimicrobial, nonionic antimicrobial or combinations thereof; contacting a skin surface with the composition; mechanically acting on the skin surface for at least one (1) second while the skin surface is in the presence of the composition; and removing at least a portion of the composition from the surface of the skin, wherein removing the composition also removes spores from the skin surface.