Adhesion inhibition of microorganisms by non-ionic surfactants

1. A one component adhesive or joint sealant material that cures by reaction with moisture and comprising a curable polymer, wherein said material further comprises one or more non-ionic surfactants and/or has been treated with one or more non-ionic surfactants; wherein the one or more non-ionic surfactants are selected from an addition product of ethylene oxide (EO) units on a fatty alcohol consisting of a linear, C 14-20 primary alcohol with 10 to 22 ethylene oxide (EO) units; silicic acid esters of the addition product of ethylene oxide (EO) units on a fatty alcohol consisting of a linear, C 14-20 primary alcohol with 10 to 22 ethylene oxide (EO) units; an addition product of ethylene oxide (EO) units on a fatty alcohol, consisting of a linear, C 10-20 primary alcohol with 5 to 11 eth lene oxide EO units; silicic acid esters of the addition product of ethylene oxide (EO) units on a fatty alcohol, consisting of a linear, C 10-20 primary alcohol with 5 to 11 ethylene oxide (EO) units; an addition product of ethylene oxide (EO) units and propylene oxide units on a fatty alcohol consisting of a linear, C 10-16 primary alcohol with 3 to 7 EO units and 2 to 6 PO units; silicic acid esters of the addition product of ethylene oxide (EO) units and propylene oxide units on a fatty alcohol consisting of a linear C 10-16 primary alcohol with 3 to 7 EO units and 2 to 6 PO units; and combinations thereof, wherein the one or more non-ionic surfactants are in carrier-bound form.

2. The material according to claim 1 , wherein the one or more non-ionic surfactants are in carrier-bound form and are silicic acid esters.

3. The material according to claim 2 , wherein the one or more silicic acid esters of non-ionic surfactants include one or more silicic acid esters of ethoxylated compounds having a degree of ethoxylation of 5 to 15.

4. The material according to claim 1 , wherein the one or more non-ionic surfactants include one or more non-ionic surfactants selected from the group consisting of ethoxylated and propoxylated compounds.

5. The material according to claim 1 , wherein the non-ionic surfactants are present in said material in an amount of up to 20 wt. %.

6. The material of claim 1 wherein the one or more non-ionic surfactants are selected from an addition product of ethylene oxide (EO) units on a fatty alcohol consisting of a linear, C 16-18 primary alcohol with 11 to 13 ethylene oxide (EO) units; silicic acid esters of the addition product of ethylene oxide (EO) units on a fatty alcohol consisting of a linear, C 16-18 primary alcohol with 11 to 13 ethylene oxide (EO) units; an addition product of ethylene oxide (ED) units on a fatty alcohol, consisting of a linear, C 12-18 primary alcohol with 6 to 8 ethylene oxide (EO) units; silicic acid esters of the addition product of ethylene oxide (ED) units on a fatty alcohol, consisting of a linear, C 12-18 primary alcohol with 6 to 8 ethylene oxide (EO) units; an addition product of ethylene oxide (EO) units and propylene oxide units on a fatty alcohol consisting of a linear, C 10-12 primary alcohol with 4 to 6 EO units and 4 to 6 PO units is; silicic acid esters of the addition product of ethylene oxide (EO) units and propylene oxide units on a fatty alcohol consisting of a linear, C 10-12 primary alcohol with 4 to 6 EO units and 4 to 6 PO units is; and combinations thereof.

7. The material of claim 1 wherein the one or more non-ionic surfactants are selected from an addition product of ethylene oxide (EO) units on a fatty alcohol consisting of a linear, C 16-18 primary alcohol with 12 ethylene oxide (EO) units; silicic acid esters of the addition product of ethylene oxide (EO) units on a fatty alcohol consisting of a linear, C 16-18 primary alcohol with 12 ethylene oxide (EO) units; an addition product of ethylene oxide (EO) units on a fatty alcohol, consisting of a linear, C 12-18 primary alcohol with 7 ethylene oxide (ED) units; silicic acid esters of the addition product of ethylene oxide (EO) units on a fatty alcohol, consisting of a linear, C 12-18 primary alcohol with 7 ethylene oxide (EO) units; an addition product of ethylene oxide (EO) units and propylene oxide units on a fatty alcohol consisting of a linear, C 10-12 primary alcohol with 5 EO units and 5 PO units is; silicic acid esters of the addition product of ethylene oxide (EO) units and propylene oxide units on a fatty alcohol consisting of a linear, C 10-12 primary alcohol with 5 EO units and 5 PO units is; and combinations thereof.

8. The material according to claim 1 , wherein the moisture curable polymer is a moisture curable urethane polymer.

9. Cured reaction products of the moisture curable material of claim 1 .

10. The material according to claim 1 , wherein the moisture curable polymer is a moisture curable silicone polymer.

11. The material according to claim 1 , wherein the polymer is a moisture curable silicone RTV polymer.

12. The material according to claim 1 comprising cured reaction products of a moisture curable silicone polymer.

13. The material according to claim 1 further comprising at least one of a catalyst or crosslinker.

14. The material according to claim 1 further comprising a catalyst.

15. Cured reaction products of a one component adhesive or joint sealant material that cures by reaction with moisture and comprising a curable polymer, wherein the cured reaction products have a surface treated with one or more non-ionic surfactants, and the one or more non-ionic surfactants are non-covalently bonded to said surface, wherein the one or more non-ionic surfactants are selected from an addition product of ethylene oxide (EO) units on a fatty alcohol consisting of a linear, C 14-20 primary alcohol with 10 to 22 ethylene oxide (EO) units; silicic acid esters of the addition product of ethylene oxide (EO) units on a fatty alcohol consisting of a linear, C 14-20 primary alcohol with 10 to 22 ethylene oxide (EO) units; an addition product of ethylene oxide (EO) units on a fatty alcohol, consisting of a linear, C 10-20 primary alcohol with 5 to 11 eth lene oxide (EO) units; silicic acid esters of the addition product of ethylene oxide (EO) units on a fatty alcohol, consisting of a linear, C 10-20 primary alcohol with 5 to 11 ethylene oxide (EO) units; an addition product of ethylene oxide (EO) units and propylene oxide units on a fatty alcohol consisting of a linear, C 10-16 primary alcohol with 3 to 7 EO units and 2 to 6 PO units; silicic acid esters of the addition product of ethylene oxide (EO) units and propylene oxide units on a fatty alcohol consisting of a linear, C 10-16 primary alcohol with 3 to 7 EO units and 2 to 6 PO units; and combinations thereof.

16. The material according to claim 15 , wherein the one or more non-ionic surfactants are deposited on the a surface of said cured reaction products in a concentration sufficiently low such that the one or more non-ionic surfactants act neither biocidally nor biostatically.

17. The material according to claim 15 further comprising at least one of a catalyst or crosslinker.

18. The material according to claim 15 , wherein the one or more non-ionic surfactants include one or more non-ionic surfactants selected from the group consisting of ethoxylated and propoxylated compounds.

19. The material of claim 15 wherein the one or more non-ionic surfactants are selected from an addition product of ethylene oxide (EO) units on a fatty alcohol consisting of a linear, C 16-18 primary alcohol with 11 to 13 ethylene oxide (EO) units; silicic acid esters of the addition product of ethylene oxide (EO) units on a fatty alcohol consisting of a linear, C 16-18 primary alcohol with 11 to 13 ethylene oxide (EO) units; an addition product of ethylene oxide (EO) units on a fatty alcohol, consisting of a linear, C 12-18 primary alcohol with 6 to 8 ethylene oxide (EO) units; silicic acid esters of the addition product of ethylene oxide (EO) units on a fatty alcohol, consisting of a linear, C 12-18 primary alcohol with 6 to 8 ethylene oxide (EO) units; an addition product of ethylene oxide (EO) units and propylene oxide units on a fatty alcohol consisting of a linear, C 10-12 primary alcohol with 4 to 6 EO units and 4 to 6 PO units is; silicic acid esters of the addition product of ethylene oxide (EO) units and propylene oxide units on a fatty alcohol consisting of a linear, C 10-12 primary alcohol with 4 to 6 ED units and 4 to 6 PO units is; and combinations thereof.

20. The material of claim 15 wherein the one or more non-ionic surfactants are selected from an addition product of ethylene oxide (EO) units on a fatty alcohol consisting of a linear, C 16-18 primary alcohol with 12 ethylene oxide (ED) units; silicic acid esters of the addition product of ethylene oxide (EO) units on a fatty alcohol consisting of a linear, C 16-18 primary alcohol with 12 ethylene oxide (EO) units; an addition product of ethylene oxide (EO) units on a fatty alcohol, consisting of a linear, C 12-18 primary alcohol with 7 ethylene oxide (EO) units; silicic acid esters of the addition product of ethylene oxide (EO) units on a fatty alcohol, consisting of a linear, C 12-18 primary alcohol with 7 ethylene oxide (EO) units; an addition product of ethylene oxide (EO) units and propylene oxide units on a fatty alcohol consisting of a linear, C 10-12 primary alcohol with 5 EO units and 5 PO units is; silicic acid esters of the addition product of ethylene oxide (EO) units and propylene oxide units on a fatty alcohol consisting of a linear, C 10-12 primary alcohol with 5 EO units and 5 PO units is; and combinations thereof.