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Aqueous Surface Disinfectant Contains pH Sensitive Colorant That Fades

US No. 12,116,554 B2 is awarded to Kinnos, a Brooklyn-based disinfection science company co-founded by Columbia University alumni.

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By: Christine Esposito

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US Patent No. 12,116,554 B2 (Jason Kang, Kevin Tyan, Katherine Jin); Kinnos Inc., based in Brooklyn, NY patented a method  or making a colorized solution of an aqueous disinfectant that is both stable in bulk solution and will fade to clear within a predetermined period of time after being applied to a surface, for example as a spray or film. The composition allows an end user to visualize both the extent of coverage and the duration of contact of the disinfectant with the surface, thereby prov...

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