Anti-pathogen device

Abstract

An anti-pathogen device may be useful as a wound dressing, an antibiotic sock, a mastitis cup, a tampon, or a window, door or bed cover. It comprises a carrier and a pathogen-binding component and a binding intermediate is attached to the carrier to facilitate binding of the pathogen-binding component to the carrier by forming a pathogen-binding construct with the pathogen-binding component. The pathogen binding construct may be lactoferrin, hololactoferrin, apolactoferrin, or asialolactoferrin. A carbohydrate binder binds the pathogen binding construct to the carrier. A device for protection against pathogens such as viruses. The device could be a wearable device such as a facemask. The device comprises a carrier comprising a textile material (e.g. cotton or synthetics). The device further comprises a glycoprotein (e.g. as a coating on or embedded in the carrier). Examples of glycoproteins that could be used include albumin, lactoferrin, casein, or lactoglobulin. The carrier is permeable to airflow.

The invention claimed is: 
     
       1. An anti-pathogen device comprising:
 a carrier comprising a textile made of cotton or a cotton mix comprising polyester material; 
 silver particles impregnated in the carrier as an antimicrobial; 
 a glycoprotein comprising sialic acid, the glycoprotein selected from a fetuin protein, an albumin protein, a lactoferrin protein, a casein protein, a lactoglobulin protein, or glycomacropeptide (GMP); 
 a reactive organic-inorganic sol binder that is attached to both the glycoprotein and the carrier; 
 wherein the glycoprotein is coupled to the carrier via attachment with the reactive organic-inorganic sol binder carrier is permeable to airflow. 
 
     
     
       2. The anti-pathogen device of  claim 1 , wherein the glycoprotein is a fetuin protein. 
     
     
       3. The anti-pathogen device of  claim 2 , wherein the fetuin protein is fetuin or asialofetuin. 
     
     
       4. The anti-pathogen device of  claim 1 , wherein the glycoprotein is an albumin protein. 
     
     
       5. The anti-pathogen device of  claim 4 , wherein the albumin protein is albumin or α-lactalbumin. 
     
     
       6. The anti-pathogen device of  claim 1 , wherein the glycoprotein is an a lactoferrin protein. 
     
     
       7. The anti-pathogen device of  claim 6 , wherein the lactoferrin protein is lactoferrin, hololactoferrin, apolactoferrin, or asialolactoferrin. 
     
     
       8. The anti-pathogen device of  claim 1 , wherein the glycoprotein is a casein protein. 
     
     
       9. The anti-pathogen device of  claim 8 , wherein the casein protein is α-casein, β-casein, or κ-casein. 
     
     
       10. The anti-pathogen device of  claim 1 , wherein the glycoprotein is a lactoglobulin protein. 
     
     
       11. The anti-pathogen device of  claim 10 , wherein the lactoglobulin protein is β-lactoglobulin. 
     
     
       12. The anti-pathogen device of claim  1  17, wherein the reactive organic-inorganic sol binder is made using a nanotechnology sol gel process. 
     
     
       13. The anti-pathogen device of  claim 1 , wherein the device is a face mask. 
     
     
       14. The anti-pathogen device of claim  1  17, wherein the carrier is impregnated with the reactive organic-inorganic sol binder. 
     
     
       15. The anti-pathogen device of  claim 1 , wherein the device is a filter used in an air conditioning unit. 
     
     
       16. The anti-pathogen device of  claim 1 , wherein the device is a filter used in a blood filtration device. 
     
     
       17. The anti-pathogen device of claim 1, further comprising a reactive organic-inorganic sol binder that is attached to both the glycoprotein and the carrier.  
     
     
       18. The anti-pathogen device of claim 17, further comprising silver particles impregnated in the carrier as an antimicrobial.