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US 12,497,476 · App. 17/596,592 · Granted Dec 16, 2025

Antibacterial polymer particles, composition, and article

Inventors: Makoto Takahashi (Tokyo, JP); Tomoki Kono (Tokyo, JP); Azusa Miyagawa (Tokyo, JP); Yuri Fukuyo (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: GC Corporation
C08F220/34A61K6/69A61K6/887A61K6/17
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Patent No.
US 12,497,476
App. No.
17/596,592
Granted
Dec 16, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

One aspect of the present invention includes, in antibacterial polymer particles, a crosslinked copolymer having a structural unit derived from a monofunctional monomer having an antibacterial group, and a structural unit derived from a polyfunctional monomer. A water absorption capacity of the antibacterial polymer particles is 3 g/g or more.

Claims (23)

1 . An article comprising antibacterial polymer particles, wherein

the antibacterial polymer particles are fixed on a surface of the article,

the antibacterial polymer particles include: a crosslinked copolymer that includes a structural unit derived from a monofunctional monomer having an antibacterial group, and a structural unit derived from a polyfunctional monomer,

a blend amount of the structural unit derived from the monofunctional monomer having the antibacterial group in the crosslinked copolymer is 70% by mass or more and 99% by mass or less,

a water absorption capacity of the antibacterial polymer particles is 30.9 g/g or more, and

the article is at least one of restorations, impressions, denture bases, contact lenses, catheters, implants, wound dressings, stents, cutting boards, toilet seats, or tableware.

2 . The article according to claim 1 , wherein a median diameter of the antibacterial polymer particles is 0.2 to 110 μm.

3 . The article according to claim 1 , wherein the monofunctional monomer having the antibacterial group is a compound represented by a general formula (1):

where R 1 is a methyl group or a hydrogen atom, X is an oxygen atom or an imino group, R 2 is an alkylene group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, and R 3 and R 4 are independently alkyl groups having 1 to 3 carbon atoms, R 5 is an alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, and Y − is a chloride ion, an iodide ion, a bromide ion, or a methyl sulfate ion.

4 . A dental composite resin comprising:

antibacterial polymer particles;

a polymerization initiator; and

a filler, wherein

the antibacterial polymer particles include: a crosslinked copolymer that includes a structural unit derived from a monofunctional monomer having an antibacterial group, and a structural unit derived from a polyfunctional monomer,

a blend amount of the structural unit derived from the monofunctional monomer having the antibacterial group in the crosslinked copolymer is 70% by mass or more and 99% by mass or less, and

a water absorption capacity of the antibacterial polymer particles is 30.9 g/g or more.

5 . The dental composite resin according to claim 4 , wherein a median diameter of the antibacterial polymer particles is 0.2 to 110 μm.

6 . The dental composite resin according to claim 4 , wherein the monofunctional monomer having the antibacterial group is a compound represented by a general formula (1):

where R 1 is a methyl group or a hydrogen atom, X is an oxygen atom or an imino group, R 2 is an alkylene group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, and R 3 and R 4 are independently alkyl groups having 1 to 3 carbon atoms, R 5 is an alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, and Y − is a chloride ion, an iodide ion, a bromide ion, or a methyl sulfate ion.

7 . Antibacterial polymer particles comprising:

a crosslinked copolymer that includes a structural unit derived from a monofunctional monomer having an antibacterial group, and a structural unit derived from a polyfunctional monomer, wherein

a blend amount of the structural unit derived from the monofunctional monomer having the antibacterial group in the crosslinked copolymer is 70% by mass or more and 99% by mass or less, and

a water absorption capacity of the antibacterial polymer particles is 30.9 g/g or more.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 21, 2022
From: TAKAHASHI, MAKOTO; KONO, TOMOKI; MIYAGAWA, AZUSA; FUKUYO, YURI
To: GC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 058721/0578 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2019-130228 · Jul 12, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20220298280A1 · Sep 22, 2022
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