Articles comprising antioxidizing agents and bacteriostatic agents, and production processes thereof

1. An article, comprising:

a material having a surface containing at least one zinc oxide and/or salt, and at least one antioxidant selected from the group consisting of a selenium oxide and/or salt, a flavonoid, and a β-glucan,

wherein the material is selected from macromolecular, metallic, or mineral material, and

wherein the article is selected from the group consisting of a textile, a worktop or surface, and an equipment.

2. The article of claim 1 , wherein the at least one zinc oxide and/or salt is selected from: zinc oxide, zinc hydroxide, zinc acetate, zinc-PCA (pyrrolidine carboxylic acid zinc salt), zinc chloride, zinc carbonate, zinc sulfate, zinc phosphate and zinc-EDTA (ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid), zinc gluconate, or mixtures thereof.

3. The article of claim 1 , wherein an amount of the at least one zinc oxide and/or salt ranges from 0.00001% to 10.0%, and

wherein the percentages are percentages by weight with respect to a total weight of the material.

4. The article of claim 1 , wherein an amount of the at least one antioxidant ranges from 0.00001% to 10.0%, and

wherein the percentages are percentages by weight with respect to a total weight of the material.

5. The article of claim 1 , wherein the at least one antioxidant is selected from the group consisting of selenium oxide, selenium phloroglucinol, selenium chloride, and selenium gluconate.

6. The article of claim 1 , wherein the at least one antioxidant is a flavonoid and the flavonoid is anthocyan.

7. The article of claim 1 , wherein the at least one antioxidant is a μ-glucan.

8. The article of claim 1 , wherein the material comprises:

an inorganic adhesion promoter selected from hydroxyapatite, brushite, tricalciumphosphate, amorphous silica, zeolites, clays, montmorillonite, or mixtures thereof.

9. The article of claim 1 , wherein the material comprises:

an organic adhesion promoter selected from shellac, fish-glue, chitins, proteins, lipid proteic derivatives, or albumin.

10. A method of using a mixture comprising at least one zinc oxide and/or salt, and at least one antioxidant selected from the group consisting of a selenium oxide and/or salt, a flavonoid, and a μ-glucan, as a bacteriostatic agent, the method comprising:

applying the mixture to a surface of a material, wherein the material is selected from macromolecular, metallic, or mineral material,

wherein the material is configured to be part of an article selected from the group consisting of a textile, a worktop or surface, and an equipment.

11. A process for producing the article of claim 1 , wherein the material comprises macromolecular material, the process comprising:

subjecting the macromolecular material to thermal or chemical treatment to soften the macromolecular material;

dispersing the at least one zinc oxide and/or salt, and the at least one antioxidant, onto the softened macromolecular material; and using the so-treated macromolecular material to produce the article.

12. A process for producing the article of claim 1 , the process comprising:

dispersing the at least one zinc oxide and/or salt and the at least one antioxidant, in a resin; and

treating the material with the resin containing the at least one zinc oxide and/or salt, and the at least one antioxidant to obtain a coating film.

13. The article of claim 1 , wherein the material comprises an inorganic adhesion promoter.

14. The article of claim 1 , wherein the material comprises an organic adhesion promoter.

15. The article of claim 1 , wherein the material comprises hydroxyapatite.

16. The method of claim 10 , wherein the article is already formed prior to applying the mixture to the surface of the article.