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In its first major test since the 2012 general election fiasco, Richland County encountered voting problems at 25 of 149 precincts as the primary election launched Tuesday morning.
But officials said those issues had been resolved by early afternoon. Samuel Selph, the county's interim elections director, characterized the problems as "hiccups'' that caused some initial delays in voting.
Selph said Tuesday's issues were minor compared to problems of the 2012 general election, in which voters waited in line seven to eight hours because of malfunctioning voting machines or not enough machines.
"Nothing has happened to this point that you can compare with anything that happened in 2012,'' Selph said during a noon session with the media. "Yes, we've had hiccups, but people are voting. Nobody has walked away.''
Selph said in 2012 the county made a "colossal mistake,'' but he doesn't see those types of issues surfacing in the 2014 primary. He noted that of the 25 precincts that encountered problems, only about half involved problems with voting machines or other things within the county's control.
In a few cases, poll workers did not show up; in others, poll workers mistakenly delayed allowing people to vote because they could not get a printout associated with clearing voting machines. Selph said they did not have to delay voting while waiting for the printout, and the problem was corrected.
Problems with voting machines and staffing delayed the scheduled 7 a.m. start of voting at Mallet Hill and Ward 14 precincts, and issues with the new laptops used to check in voters have slowed the process in a few precincts, Selph said. But none of the problems should have kept people from voting, he said.
"We didn't expect it to be flawless,'' Selph said, noting that voters are rightfully sensitive to watch for voting problems.
Selph expected some poll workers not to show up during the summer vacation period, and he said no precinct was "terribly undermanned."
He also anticipated some voting machines problems. "It's just like a school bus, when you start them up for the first time in three months, sometimes things don't work," Selph said.
The differences between Tuesday and the general elections fiasco of 2012, when people waited for hours and some gave up and went home, were the low numbers of people voting in the primary and the additional voting machines deployed to busy precincts.
Voters called The State to report several voting machines were out of commission at both Shandon Baptist Church and E.L. Wright Middle School, but in each case, there was no wait to vote.
At Oakwood precinct in Forest Acres, no problems were reported and 120 people had voted by noon.
Amanda Loveday, former executive director of the state Democratic Party and now spokeswoman for Rep. Jim Clyburn, said voters at Ward 14 when the doors opened at 7 a.m. were told machines weren't working and they weren't going to allow paper ballots. Voters reported the machines were up and running by 8 a.m.
Multiple tweets indicated Polo Road Elementary wasn't open when voting began at 7 a.m. Selph said there were problems with machines at Polo Road, but social media made them sound worse than they were. "You have little issues, and people get on the internet and start tweeting, and it turns into a big thing," he said.
Voting was light at most poll locations. Only one car was in the parking lot at the Cromer precinct in the Oak Grove area of Lexington County at 7:15 a.m., and 18 people had made it to the voting booths and there was no line at the neighboring Oakwood precinct.
The S.C. Election Commission also received reports that voters showed up at 7 a.m. to Camden Middle School in Kershaw County and found the doors still locked. When the doors were opened a few minutes later, the voting machines weren't working. The voters were allowed to use paper ballots, said commission spokesman Chris Whitmire.
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Filler-enhanced polymeric fiber. High aspect ratio filler particles are placed into intimate contact during processing with a polymeric fiber. The filler particles serve as templates to orient the molecular structure of the polymeric fiber to enhance mechanical properties. The highly oriented molecular morphology results in enhanced axial stiffness and strength.
1. Filler-enhanced polymeric fiber comprising;
a polymeric fiber; and
high aspect ratio filler particles dispersed within the polymeric fiber and in intimate contact during processing with the polymeric fiber, the filler particles, having an interfiber spacing of less than 350 nanometers, serving as templates to orient the molecular structure of the polymer fiber to enhance fiber mechanical properties.
2. The polymeric fiber of
3. The polymeric fiber of
4. The polymeric fiber of
5. The polymeric fiber of
6. The polymeric fiber of
7. The polymeric fiber of
8. The polymeric fiber of
9. Filler-enhanced polymeric fiber comprising:
a polymeric fiber; and
high aspect ratio filler particles dispersed within the polymeric fiber and in intimate contact during processing with the polymeric fiber, the filler particles serving as templates to orient the molecular structure of the polymer fiber to enhance fiber mechanical properties, wherein the filler particle volume fraction and diameter are selected to achieve interfiber spacing less than 350 nanometers.
10. The polymeric fiber of
This application claims priority to provisional patent application U.S. Ser. No. 60/603,066, filed Aug. 20, 2004, entitled Filler-Enhanced Polymeric Fibers with Improved Mechanical Properties and Method for Making. The contents of this provisional application are incorporated herein by reference in their entirety.
This invention relates to polymeric fibers and more particularly to filler-enhanced fibers with improved axial, transverse and shear mechanical properties.
Current technology produces aramid and rigid rod polymers with axial stiffness approximately only one-half of the theoretical limits because of misalignment of the underlying molecular morphology in the polymer chains. Furthermore, the orientation of van der Waals interaction planes versus hydrogen bonding planes results in low shear modulus. The molecular morphology misalignment, together with the low shear modulus and orientation of hydrogen bonding planes, also produce poor axial compressive strength of a fiber.
As an example, the prior art dry-jet wet spinning process has been used to produce high performance fibers with highly extended polymer chains as taught in U.S. Pat. No. 3,767,756. It is well known that this process results in chain misorientation at different length scales ranging from paracrystallinity at the nanometer length scale to a pleated structure at the submicron to micron scale. The pleated structure within the fibers is shown in the schematic of
The shear properties of these high performance fibers are also quite poor because of their highly anisotropic microstructures. The shear modulus and shear strength of Kevlar fiber are 1.8 GPa and 0.18 GPa respectively (Yang, above). The compressive strength along the fiber axial direction is correlated with the fiber shear properties and is therefore very poor. For the same reason, compressive strength along the fiber transverse direction is also poor.
In one aspect, the invention is a filler-enhanced polymeric fiber including a polymeric fiber and moderate to high aspect ratio filler particles in intimate contact during processing with the polymeric fiber. The filler particles serve as templates to orient the molecular structure of the polymeric fiber to enhance mechanical properties. In a preferred embodiment, the polymeric fiber is aramid and/or rigid rod polymeric fibers. Suitable aramid fibers according to the invention are Kevlar�, Twaron�, or Technora�. A suitable rigid rod polymeric fiber is PBO. It is preferred that the filler particles be of nano- to submicron-scale in their transverse direction and have moderate to high aspect ratios. Suitable filler particles include carbon nanofibers (CNFs), single-walled nanotubes (SWNTs), multi-walled nanotubes (MWNTs), ZnO, polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane (POSS), and C60 where particles such as POSS and C60 have the potential to self-assemble, aggregate and/or crystallize into the required particle structures.
The filler-enhanced fibers of the invention exhibit improved mechanical properties including axial stiffness, axial strength, shear modulus, axial compressive strength and lateral stiffness.
In a preferred embodiment, the interfiber spacing between the filler particles is less than 350 nm. It is preferred that the filler particle volume fraction and diameter be selected to achieve this interfiber spacing. A suitable volume fraction of filler particles is approximately 3%. The particle volume fraction needed is related to the particle diameter and aspect ratio. It is also preferred that the length of the filler particles be selected to provide a highly axially oriented distribution of filler particles without substantial bending of the filler particles during processing.
Another aspect of the invention is a process for making filler-enhanced polymeric fiber comprising an anisotropic dope including a monomer precursor of a polymer, filler particles and acid. The filler particles are dispersed in the dope and the dope is introduced into a dry-jet wet spinning apparatus. The apparatus produces highly oriented filler particles within the polymeric fiber which serve as a template for orienting and aligning the polymer molecular microstructure of the fiber. A suitable monomer is poly(p-phenylene terehthalamide)(PPTA). Suitable dispersing methods include high energy sonication, twin screwing, coating, functionalization, and acid treatment. The dry-jet wet spinning apparatus produces fiber by means of sequential extrusion, coagulation, spinning/drawing, washing, drying, and heat treatment. The drawing ratio is selected to produce highly oriented filler particles within the polymeric fiber.
As discussed above, prior art aramid fibers such as Kevlar have a pleated structure as shown in
With reference now to
The dope is then transferred into the spinning block 14 of the dry-jet wet spinning apparatus 10. After that, the dope goes through a coagulation bath and the resulting fibers are wound onto a rotating bobbin 18. Those skilled in the art will recognize that the dope is subjected to sequential extrusion, coagulation, spinning/drawing, washing, drying, heat treatment, etc. It is preferred that the range of drawing ratio be selected so as to produce highly oriented CNFs within the fiber.
Transcrystallinity is a phenomenon whereby polymer chain conformation and/or crystallinity are greatly influenced by the interaction of polymer molecules at an interface with another material. The presence of the CNF fillers within the polymer fibers induces transcrystallinity. Transcrystallinity has been observed in thin films of crystal, semi-crystal and even amorphous materials. It is also found in bulk material such as in rubber-filled nylon 6.
For bulk materials, transcrystallinity-induced morphology or microstructure change will percolate through the matrix material when the distance between neighboring particles within the matrix is below a critical value. See, Bartczak, et al., Polymer, 2367 (1998). Transcrystallinity is manifested in very thin films of PPTA polymer (Roche, et al., Polymer, 1776 (1989)), in which hydrogen bonded planes are observed to be parallel to the surface of a glass substrate and the pleating phenomenon is almost completely suppressed. In the CNF-filled Kevlar fiber of the invention, the misorientation of polymer chains is expected to be much smaller than that of virgin fiber because of the suppression of the pleated structure. Further, the once radially oriented hydrogen bonding directions will become parallel to the local surfaces of the CNFs in their vicinities.
Design parameters for a representative CNF in fiber will now be described. Relevant design parameters for the CNF fibers are their diameter, D, length, L, and volume fraction, v. CNF diameter, D, plays an important role; the crystallite size dc (transverse to local chain direction) is also relevant. The interaction along the interface between the polymer chains and the CNFs is the van der Waals force. This force is weaker than the hydrogen bonds existing in the Kevlar/Twaron transverse direction. Because the van der Waals force is weaker than the hydrogen bonds, we assume that the transverse crystallite size in the Kevlar/Twaron is not altered significantly by the presence of CNFs. The crystallite size, dc, is approximately 4 nm. When CNFs are dispersed in the polymer they will usually have a random orientation distribution. Individual carbon nanofibers may also display a waviness. It is preferred that the CNFs be perfectly aligned and perfectly straight so as to be effective in aligning the polymer chains. When diameter is larger, CNFs will have a correspondingly higher bending stiffness which will resist waviness. At the same time, however, the filler particle diameter should not be too large. According to observations of transcrystallinity in bulk material, the distance between nearby CNFs (referred to herein as the interfiber spacing) is important for CNFs to provide the desired tailored molecular morphology. Although a larger CNF diameter will provide more surface area for interface interaction, diameter can also affect interfiber spacing. The inventors herein have found that interfiber spacing should be controlled to approximately 350 nm or less in order to achieve the desired morphology change due to transcrystallinity and/or chain alignment. The interfiber spacing is a function of CNF diameter and CNF volume fraction. Therefore, CNF diameter cannot be made too large for a given volume fraction because the CNF separation would then be too large. On the other hand, diameter should not be too small resulting in too much curvature in the interface, which can interfere with the templating of the polymer morphology. It is also the case that use of larger diameter CNFs while retaining the maximum allowed interfiber spacing, will increase the required volume fraction of CNFs in the composites, which is not favorable for the effective dispersion of the CNFs. Tables 1 and 2 show the effect of CNF diameter on bending stiffness and volume fraction.
The volume fraction of filler particles is also a design parameter. A desirable CNF volume fraction, V, is a function of CNF diameter and the critical distance for transcrystallinity to percolate within an CNF-Kevlar composite. This critical morphology distance is referred to as Dp. The desirable volume fraction is
The length, L, of the filler particles is another important design parameter. In prior art thin film experiments reported in the literature, crystal texture is planar. While the polymer chain axes are preferentially parallel to a substrate, the crystals are randomly oriented within this plane because there is no driving force to orient them. In the composite Kevlar fibers of this invention, the fiber spinning/drawing process provides the flow bias to orient the filler particles. That is, flow bias will act to orient the stiff, high aspect ratio filler particles (i.e., the CNFs) during processing. A relatively large length of CNF is therefore needed to provide the high aspect ratio required to produce the highly oriented CNF distribution within the polymer. This highly oriented distribution in turn produces the highly axially oriented matrix morphology in the polymer fiber. We note that the field of polymer rheology with respect to high aspect ratio fibers in a solution is not sufficiently developed to provide strong theoretical guidelines for selecting the best length of filler particles for the present application. It is also noted that care must be taken that filler particle length not be too large to result in particle bending during processing. Such bending would be detrimental to filler particle orientation and the resulting matrix morphology orientation.
In the CNF-filled Kevlar fiber, the CNFs suppress the formation of the pleated structure illustrated in
This new hydrogen bonding arrangement within the CNF-filled fiber will also improve the torsional shear modulus of the fiber. In order to measure the torsional shear modulus of the fiber, pure torque is applied to the fiber ends. For unfilled prior art fiber with morphology in cross section shown in
Shear modulus modeling of the filled fibers of the invention will now be discussed. Assuming that CNFs having the same length as the fiber are periodically arranged in the fiber cross section as shown in
With reference now to
Table 3 A parametric study of macroscopic shear modulus of the fiber having new morphology where Gh/GvdW is ratio of the shear modulus due to hydrogen bonding to that due to the van der Waals force and G/GvdW is ratio of the macroscopic shear modulus to the shear modulus due to the van der Waals force, with V=0.03.
It is also expected that fiber compressive strength will be improved with the altered morphology in the CNFs-filled fiber. This improvement results from the increase in shear modulus, which should provide a corresponding increase in compressive strength. Further, the spatially distributed nature of the hydrogen bonded planes and van der Waals planes disrupts the propagation of a compressive failure mechanism, resulting in an even higher improvement in compressive strength over that due to shear modulus improvement alone. These morphology changes are also expected to affect the transverse thermal and electrical conductivities.
The focus above on CNFs as the filler and Kevlar fiber as the matrix is merely exemplary. The invention can be practiced with any aramid and/or rigid rod polymeric fibers. It is noted that the geometry of the filler does not have to be cylindrical. For example, the filler can be a column and/or elongated fibers or even have a more complicated geometry which is self-assembled during processing. Note that, the smaller scale fillers, such as self-assembled/aggregated/crystallized POSS and/or C60 nanostructured particles, will affect the polymer morphology misorientation at correspondingly smaller length scales than that of the examplar CNF filled Kevlar.
The contents of all of the references cited herein are incorporated by reference in their entirety.
It is recognized that modifications and variations of the invention disclosed herein will occur to those skilled in the art and it is intended that all such modifications and variations be included within the scope of the appended claims.
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The U-Next VOD service features more than 65,000 titles and is available through TVs, computers and smartphones. The standard monthly fee is $20 (1,990 yen), which includes 630 Pay Per View points for premium content. Other payment options include a "7 Days & 1 Movie" card, available at convenience stores for $10 (990 yen), that allows a week's access plus one premium movie title and can be used without signing up for a monthly plan.
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Are Wolf and SubZero worth the price?
I am a serious cook ready to remodel my galley kitchen. I need a reliable 30" rangetop, 30" wall oven and 42" built in fridge. I am considering Wolf and Subzero because their products offer all of the features I am looking for but I want to be sure the higher price point for these high end appliances will be worthwhile. My back up is KitchenAid. I have heard pros and cons on all. Any feedback would be most appreciated!
Yes on the 30" rangetop.
Absolutely on the oven, though there may be better options, just not KA
Most people can tell a difference in the fridges, but those same people often opt to save a few dollars when looking at $10,000 fridges.
Many are satisfied with KA, some are not, and you should dig around to see how the bosses handle problems with their products.
Seen this thread on your question about subzero?
Here is a link that might be useful: Is subzero worth it?
Personally, I disagree on the the Wolf Rangetop being the best. I've cooked on both open (Bluestar) and sealed burners (Wolf) and I certainly prefer open. The Bluestar is, imo, far superior because of its build and power. Check them out and make the choice that is right for you. You may be able to do a promotion by purchasing Wolf/Subzero together or you may choose to go another way.
Having moved frequently I have had KA, Miele, sub zeroes , may tag and GE refrigerators.
The present home's built in was a subzero that failed after 15 years.
Shopping around I bought a subzero for just under 9 thousand this past summer. The prices were 8700 with free delivery, 9700 plus a 250 delivery charge, and another store was charging 9700 with free delivery. I had assumed that all stores were selling the unit at the same cost. Husband was pissed that I had to spend so much.
I had looked at monogram and LG units along with a few other refrigerator but either I did not like the shelves or the replacement fridge would not fit in the refrigerator cabinet.
Back in 2000 I had to replace another failed subzero that was 16 years old. The price at this time was 3 grand. I was stunned to see the six thousand inflation price.
I owned a small Miele with a single door and under freezer. The unit was only five feet high but held a nice assortment of groceries while keeping the food fresh for days. This small Miele held more groceries than a side by side GE refrig I had when living in Atlanta. Bigger does not mean better!
Having had side by sides and the single door panel I prefer the Miele and the subzero. What makes the difference is shelving space. The subzero is designed to hold a huge amount of food so I can pack a turkey along with all the holiday prep in the subzero whereas with the side by side I had to use the garage shelving as my back up refrig. I live in the northeast so temps are below freezing by November . A few times I had to scramble placing the garage store good in coolers when the temperatures hit fifty.
There are many spacious refrigerators out there that are lower in cost than a sub zero but I found that it was only a two grand price difference . I could have bought a less expensive fridge but it would have sat bizarre in the kitchen cabinet.
I love my subzero but there are other great options on the market that function just as well.
I strongly believe that the single or french door refrigs give you the best use of space and having the freezer below is also an easy stock option.
I trimmed by monthly expenses for a few weeks to negate my subzero just to calm the hubby down.
Think of buying your fridge with how you will use it and what you can afford.
Good luck
we looked at S/Z frig and loved it but did not love the price tag...so we looked at Liebherr and bought it for alot less $$$. served same purpose since we wanted to panel/integrate it,... we are very happy with it and its going on 2 1/2 years. very quiet....
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we have wolf 30" oven and have been very pleased also, picked up a floor model to save some $$$ and no problems...
we have induction, so cant help u with that since u are going with gas i presume....
I chose a KA frig (48" sxs)over SZ strictly because I preferred the layout. There was only less than &1000 difference at the time. It has one flaw in that one door sticks out a quarter of an inch. They tried to fix it but the gaskets are just two different sizes. It has run perfectly since 2007.
On the other hand my Wolf DF (36") while having a great functioning oven, is shot after light use of the oven for about 4 1/2 years. The blue porcelain has degraded down to bare metal in places. I can only use it without convection and with a tightly covered dish making sure no glass shards get in the food. Search blue chipping on this forum to read about this. The new model of Wolf ovens have a removable bottom to make it cheaper to fix this. I could get this liner replaced but they will only guarantee the part for one year. The labor starts at $800 with no cap. This is a known issue so spending that much to fix it with no assurance of it lasting would be throwing obey down a rat hole. It is a shame because the oven is great otherwise. If you buy it get the longest extended warranty- 10 years and read it carefully to make sure they don't exclude the porcelain.


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United States Patent Oflice Patented Dec. 21, 1971 3,629,454 AN ANTIFUNGAL AND ANTIBACTERIAL COMPOSITION Fred S. Barr and Charles F. Bullock, Bristol, Va., and Galen F. Collins, Bristol, Tenn., assignors to The S. E. Massengill Company, Bristol, Tenn.
No Drawing. Continuation-impart of abandoned application Ser. No. 296,359, July 19, 1963. This application June 4, 1968, Ser. No. 734,207
Int. Cl. Allln 9/02; A61k 27/00 US. Cl. 424-320 7 Claims ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE This invention relates to new and synergistic antimicrobial compositions which comprise the diethanolamide of a higher saturated fatty acid, e.g. lauric diethanolamide, which itself has substantially no antimicrobial activity, plus a known antimicrobial agent such as sodium bithionolate, a resulting composition being much more effective than either of the components alone or the expected additive effect of the components.
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION This application is a continuation-in-part of our copending application Ser. No. 296,359, filed July 19, 1963, for Antimicrobial Composition," now abandoned.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION It is well known that when antimicrobial agents are mixed three possiblities exist with respect to the mixture. In most cases the effect of the mixture is the additive or expected effect of each of the components thereof. In some few cases the mixture actually has less of an action against the microorganisms than either of the components used alone. In equally few cases the mixture may have a synergistic or potentiated action, that is the action of the mixture is greater than the sum of the actions of the individual components of the mixture. Synergistic mixtures of agents are desirable but extremely difiicult to find.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Generally speaking, in accordance with the present invention, a composition is provided of the diethanolamide of a higher saturated fatty acid, which itself has substantially no antimicrobial action, where only a minimum antimicrobial action, plus a known antimicrobial agent from the group of sodium bithionolate, the zinc salt of 1 hydroxy 2 pyridinethione, hexachlorophene and parachlorometaxylenol. The ratio of the components in the composition is preferably maintained at between about 0.15 to 10 parts of the higher fatty acid diethanolamide per each part of the antimicrobial agent such as sodium bithionolate.
It is accordingly a primary object of the present invention to provide new antimicrobial compositions which are highly effective against many types of microorganisms,
It is yet another object of the present invention to provide new antimicrobial compositions in which the normal antimicrobial activity of certain known antimicrobial agents is so greatly potentiated that lesser amounts of the agents can be used to achieve a satisfactory antimicrobial action.
It is still another object of the present invention to provide antimicrobial compositions that can be used for various antimicrobial purposes; for example, in the form of veterinary shampoos, etc.
Other objects and advantages of the present invention will be apparent from a further reading of the specification and of the appended claims.
It is noted that sodium bithionol is also known as sodium bithionolate, which is the non-proprietary name, the chemical name being disodium 2,2-thiobis-(4,6-dichlorophenol).
It has been found, according to the present invention, that the higher fatty acid diethanolamides, particularly the diethanolamides of fatty acids of ten or more carbon atoms, more particularly the diethanolamides of caproic acid, lauric acid, palmitic acid, myristic acid and stearic acid, and most preferably lauric diethanolamide, which, themselves, have substantially no antimicrobial activity, when mixed with certain antimicrobial agents, namely those mentioned above, tremendously potentiate the activity of these antimicrobial agents.
Thus, for example, the antimicrobial activity of sodium bithionolate against C. albicans is increased five-fold by the presence of lauric diethanolamide which has substantially no activity against C. albicans, and the activity of sodium bithionolate against S. aureus is increased three-fold by the presence of lauric diethanolamide, which itself has substantially no activity against S. aureus. Since these two organisms are the cause of many infections, it is apparent that the compositions of the present invention provide an enormous advance in the art of antimicrobial treatment.
It is noted that the higher fatty acid diethanolamide, of which lauric diethanolamide is the most preferred, and for simplicity the further discuission in this case will be with respect to lauric diethanolamide, potentiates the activity of the above antimicrobial agents to a tremendous extent. However, the higher fatty acid diethanolamides do not potentiate the activity of all antimicrobial agents, and, in fact, negative results have been found by a combination of lauric diethanolamide with 9-aminoacridine and 3,4,4'-trichlorocarbanilide. However, with those antimicrobial agents whose action is potentiated by the presence of the higher fatty acid diethanolamide, particularly lauric diethanolamide, the potentiation is so remarkable, particularly in view of the relative inactivity of the lauric diethanolamide itself, that these antimicrobial agents can be put to much greater use than was previously possible.
The higher fatty acid diethanolamide may be mixed with the antimicrobial agent in greatly varying proportions. In general, amounts of 0.15 to 10 parts of the higher fatty acid diethanolamide per each part of the antimicrobial agent will give highly satisfactory potentiation of the activity of the antimicrobial agent for all purposes. The optimum concentration is about 1-3 parts of the higher fatty acid diethanolamide per each part of the antimicrobial agent.
Tests have been carried out to determine the degree of effectiveness of the diethanolamide of a higher fatty acid, such as lauric diethanolamide as a potentiating agent with the above mentioned known antimicrobial agents, namely sodium bithionolate, the zinc salt of l-hydroxy 2 pyridinethione, hexachlorophene, and parachlorometaxylenol.
This was determined by carrying out tests to determine the antimicrobial activity of lauric diethanolamide alone, of each of the above mentioned antimicrobial agents alone, and of combinations of lauric diethanolamide with each of the antimicrobial agents mentioned above. The minimum inhibitory concentrations, that is the highest dilution which would how no growth of the test organism, was determined using C. albicans and S. aureus as the test organisms, was determined.
The procedure used to determine the antimicrobial activity was as follows:
The medium contained pancreatic digest of casein, 1.7%; dipotassium phosphate, 0.25%; dextrose, 0.25%. This was dissolved in distilled water and dispensed in 5 ml. amounts in metal capped culture tubes (150 x 18 mm.). The test solutions were made up and serially diluted through this medium. The tubes were then sterilized at 121 C. for minutes and cooled to room temperature.
The test cultures were prepared by transferring the organism from an Agar slant to the above medium and incubating for 18 hours at 37 C. The cultures were centrifuged and washed with 0.9% saline twice. Following the final wash the cultures were resuspended in saline and diluted until there was 75% light transmission on the Spectronic 20 Colorimeter at a wavelength of 550 m The standardized culture was then used to inoculate the tubes of test solution. Exactly 0.1 ml. of the culture suspension was transferred to each tube of test solutions in broth. The test Organisms were C. albicans and S. aureus. Following inoculation of the solutions the tubes were incubated at 37 C. for 24 hours and observed for growth. The highest dilution tube showing no growth is reported as the minimum inhibitory concentration.
The results of the tests are summarized in Table 1 which follows:
TABLE 1 Minimum inhibitory concentrations Agents C. albicans S. aureus 1. Laurie diethanolamide 1:250 1:250
2. Sodium bithionolate 1;20,000 1;100,000 3. Sodium bithionolate (1 part) plus lauric diethanolnmide (2.5 parts) (expressed as bithonolate) 1: 100, 1100 113011000 4. \aiicide ZP (zine salt of l-hydroxy-Z- pyridinethione) l: 32, 000 1:04, 000 15. Vnuclde Z1? (1 part) lauric diethunolamide (2.5 parts) (expressed as vnncide 6. Hexaeltlorophene t 1;32,000 1:3'.Z,000 7. Hexaehlorophene (1 part) lauric diethanolamide (2.5 parts) (expressed as hexaehlorophene) 1 64,000 1:256,000
8. Iarnchlorometaxylenol (PCMX) 1 16,000 1:10,000 9. PCMX (1 part) lauric diethanolamide (2.5 parts) 1:64, 000 1:64, 000
Additional tests were carried out to illustrate the broad range of effective proportions from the standpoint of potentiation of the diethanolamide plus the antimicrobial agent, and these tests are summarized in Table 2 below:
TABLE 2 Minimum inhibitory concentrations against Agents C. aihica 7Z8 1. Sodium bithionolate (1 part) plus lauric dlethnnolamide (0.15 part) 1164,000 2. Laurie diethnnolamide" 1:l50 3. Sodium bithionolate 1 ,20,000 4. Sodium bithionolate (1 part.) plus lauric diethanolamide (0.5 part) 1:S0,000 6. Sodium bithionolate (1 part) plus lauric diethanolamide (1 part) 1:S0,000 6. Sodium bithionolate (1 part) plus lauric diethanolamide (1.25 parts) 1:80 000 7. Sodium bithionolate (1 part) plus lauric diethanolamide (2.5 parts) 1:80, 000 8. Sodium bithionolate (1 part) plus lauric diethauolamide (5.0 parts) 1: 80, 000 0. Sodium bithionolate (1 part) plus lauric diethanolamide (7.5 parts) 1:80, 000 10. Sodium bithionolate (1 part)1Jluslau iet amide (10 parts) 1:40, 000
The following conclusions can be drawn from the above described tests:
Laurie dithanolamide must be considered as having no antimicrobial activity as against both C. albicans and S. aureus because of the high concentration 11250, in actuality betweeen about 1:100 and 1:200) required to prevent the growth of these microorganisms. Nevertheless, despite the ineffectiveness of lauric diethanolamide as an antimicrobial agent, when combined with the above mentioned antimicrobial agents it has the effect of increasing the antimicrobial activity of such agent by at least two-fold and by as much as five times.
Thus, whereas sodium bithionolate alone requires a minimum inhibitory concentration against C. albicans of 1:20,000, when sodium bithionolate is combined with lauric diethanolamide the minimum inhibitory concentration against C. albicans is increased five times to 1:100,- 000. A mere additive result would have meant that the minimum inhibitory concentration would have been about 1220,250, which is substantially the same as sodium bithionolate alone.
DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The following examples are given to further illustrate the invention. The scope of the invention is not, however, meant to be limited to the specific details of these examples.
EXAMPLE 1 Antiseptic solution: Percent (1) Hexachlorophene 1 (2) Laurie diethanolarnide 1 (3) Ethyl Alcohol q.s. 98
Procedure.-Dissolved the hexachlorophene and lauric diethanolamide in the 95% alcohol.
EXAMPLE 2 Antseptic solution: Percent (1) Sodium bithionolate 1.0 (2) Laurie diethanolamide 2.5 (3) Citric acid .4 (4) Water. distilled 96.1
Procedure.Dissolved 1 and 2 in 90% of water and then add the citric acid dissolved in remaining water.
EXAMPLE 3Shampoo Part 1 12% Sodium lauryl sulfate=Duponol QC (30%) cc 400,000 5% Laurie diethanolamide=Hyonic LA90 gm 50,000 1% Polyethylene glycol 600 distearate "do 10,000 2% Polyoxyethylene lanolins==Lanogel 41 do 20,000
Part 2 Water, deionized q.s. ad. 950L 2% Disodium 2,2 thiobis(4,6 dichlorophenoxide)- sodium bithionolate vancide EN (92%) gm 21,740 Citric acid, granular (in solution) do--- 5,000
Part 3 0.3% Perfume oil cc 3,000
Part 4 Water, deionized q.s. ad. 1000 L Procedure-Place together ingredients of Part 1 in kettle (8.5.) and warm sufiicient (approx. F.) to make a clear solution.
Add and dissolve ingredients of Part 2 in order.
Adjust to pH 7.07.3 using citric acid (approx. 400 gm.) in solution (and sodium hydroxide in solution, if necessary).
Allow to stand overnight to dissipate foam.
Add and blend ingredient of Part 3.
Filter through Ertel #1 asbestos pads and add Part 4 through filter.
Without further analysis, the foregoing will so fully reveal the gist of the present invention that others can, by applying knowledge available to those skilled in the art, modify the invention without, however, departing from the inventive concept. Such modifications are meant to be comprehended within the scope of the appended claims.
What is claimed is:
1. An antifungal and antibacterial composition comprising, as coactive ingredients, the diethanolamide of a higher saturated fatty acid selected from the group consisting of capric acid, lauric acid, palmitic acid, myristic acid and stearic acid, and an agent selected from the group consisting of sodium bithionolate, hexachlorophene and parachlorometaxylenol, the ratio of said diethanolamide to said agent being between about 0.15:1 and 10:1.
2. Composition according to claim 1 wherein said agent is sodium bithionolate.
3. An antifungal and antibacterial composition according to claim 1 wherein said diethanolamide is lauric 10 diethanolamide.
4. Composition according to claim 1 wherein said agent is hexachlorophene.
5. Composition according to claim 1 wherein said diethanolamide is stearic diethanolamide.
6. Composition according to claim 1 wherein the diethanolamide is present in an amount of about 1 to 3 parts per each part of said agent.
7. Composition according to claim 1 wherein said agent is parachlorometaxylenol.
References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 3,193,451 7/1965 Reinisch 424-320 3,235,455 2/1966 Judge et a]. 424-263 3,250,794 5/1966 Mod et a1 424-320 X OTHER REFERENCES Sagarin Cosmetics Science and Technology, 1957, pp. 403, 406, 408, and 560.
Chemical Week,, April 1955, pp. 72, 74 and 76.
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Intercity Premium João Pessoa, Joao Pessoa
Situated on a stretch of beach in Joao Pessoa, Intercity Premium João Pessoa is within easy reach of Manaira Beach, Cabo Branco Beach, and Handicraft Market. Also nearby are Manaira Shopping Mall and Tambau Beach.
Hotel Features.
Lie back and work on your tan with relaxing beach amenities like umbrellas and sun loungers. After a day at the beach, enjoy amenities at Intercity Premium João Pessoa like an outdoor pool, a fitness center, and a sauna.
Guests can enjoy a meal at the onsite restaurant. Guests are served a complimentary breakfast each morning. Complimentary wireless Internet access is available in public areas. Self parking is complimentary.
The 76 air-conditioned guestrooms at Intercity Premium João Pessoa include minibars and safes. Guests can use the in-room complimentary wireless high-speed Internet access. 26-inch LCD TVs are equipped with premium cable channels. Bathrooms offer showers, bathrobes, hair dryers, and complimentary toiletries. Housekeeping is offered daily.
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- Deluxe Twin Room, 2 Single Beds
- Superior Deluxe Double Room Single Use
- Deluxe Single Room, 2 Single Beds
- Deluxe Double Room, 1 Double Bed
- Superior Quadruple Room, 1 Bedroom
- Luxury single
- Superior Double Room, 1 Double Bed
- Superior Quadruple Room, 2 Bedrooms
- Superior deluxe single
- Superior deluxe double
- Luxury double
- Deluxe Double Room Single Use
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Key facts
Hotel size
- This hotel has 76 rooms
- This hotel is arranged over 6 floors
- Check-in time starts at noon
- Check-out time is noon
Required at check in
- Credit card or cash deposit required
- Government-issued photo ID required
- Minimum check-in age is 18
Travelling with others
- One child (7 years old and younger) stays free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using existing bedding
- Parents must have child's birth certificate and photo ID *
- No cribs (infant beds)
- Pets not allowed (service dogs only)
- Free WiFi in public areas
- Free WiFi in rooms
- Free self parking
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In the hotel
- Free buffet breakfast daily
- Restaurant
- Poolside bar
- 24-hour room service
- Beach sun loungers
- Beach umbrellas
- Outdoor pool
- Pool sun loungers
- Fitness facilities
- Sauna
- Beach towels
- Business center
- Conference space size (feet) - 581
- Conference space size (meters) - 54
- One meeting room
- 24-hour front desk
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Laundry facilities
- Free newspapers in lobby
- Luggage storage
- Year Built 2010
- Elevator/lift
- Rooftop terrace
In the room
- Air conditioning
- Minibar
- Bathrobes
- Iron/ironing board (on request)
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Private bathroom
- Shower only
- Free toiletries
- Hair dryer
- 26-inch LCD TV
- Premium TV channels
- Desk
- Free WiFi
- Phone
- Daily housekeeping
- In-room safe
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Special features
DiningPor do Sol - This restaurant specializes in Brazilian cuisine and serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
Intercity Premium João Pessoa, Joao Pessoa's small print
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- Hotel Intercity Premium Joao Pessoa
- InterCity Premium Joao Pessoa Joao Pessoa
- InterCity Premium Joao Pessoa
Parents traveling with a child under 18 must present the child's birth certificate and photo ID (passport for foreign visitors) upon check-in. If only one parent or legal guardian is traveling with the child, that parent or legal guardian must also present a notarized consent of travel signed by both parents. Visitors who plan to travel with children should consult with a Brazilian consulate office prior to travel for further guidance.
We have included all charges provided to us by this hotel. However, charges can vary, for example, based on length of stay or the room you book.