Antimicrobial and antiviral hydrogels

M Malmsten - Soft Matter, 2011 - pubs.rsc.org
This brief review aims at providing some illustrative examples of different types of
antimicrobial (antibacterial/antifungal) and antiviral hydrogels. Such hydrogels, formed by …

A polycationic antimicrobial and biocompatible hydrogel with microbe membrane suctioning ability

P Li, YF Poon, W Li, HY Zhu, SH Yeap, Y Cao, X Qi… - Nature materials, 2011 - nature.com
Despite advanced sterilization and aseptic techniques, infections associated with medical
implants have not been eradicated. Most present coatings cannot simultaneously fulfil the …

Hydrogels for biomedical applications

J Cabral, SC Moratti - Future medicinal chemistry, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
Hydrogels are swollen, crosslinked networks that have great potential for use in
biomedicine. Their softness, biocompatibility and ability for rapid diffusion of molecules …

A prototype antifungal contact lens

JB Ciolino, SP Hudson, AN Mobbs… - … & visual science, 2011 - iovs.arvojournals.org
Methods.: Curved contact lenses were created by encapsulating econazole-impregnated
poly (lactic-co-glycolic) acid (PLGA) films in poly (hydroxyethyl methacrylate)(pHEMA) by …

Counterion-induced modulation in the antimicrobial activity and biocompatibility of amphiphilic hydrogelators: influence of in-situ-synthesized Ag− nanoparticle on the …

S Dutta, A Shome, T Kar, PK Das - Langmuir, 2011 - ACS Publications
The necessity for the development of new antimicrobial agents due to the ever increasing
threat from microbes is causing a rapid surge in research. In the present work, we have …

In situ synthesized Ag nanoparticle in self-assemblies of amino acid based amphiphilic hydrogelators: development of antibacterial soft nanocomposites

A Shome, S Dutta, S Maiti, PK Das - Soft Matter, 2011 - pubs.rsc.org
The present work reports the development of a new class of antibacterial soft-
nanocomposites by in situ synthesis of silver nanoparticle (AgNP) within the supramolecular …

Antimicrobial hydrogels formed by crosslinking polyallylamine with aldaric acid derivatives

MA Andrews, GD Figuly, JS Chapman… - Journal of Applied …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Aqueous dispersions (0.1 wt%) of hydrogels 1 and 5—formed by crosslinking
polyallylamine hydrochloride (MW 60,000) with aldaric acid derivatives, diethyl l‐tartrate and …

Correlation of Diffusional Exponent with Structural Sequence of (N-Vinylpyrrolidone-alt-Acrylic Acid) Hydrogels: A Predictive Hydrogel Design Approach

MM Fares - Journal of Macromolecular Science, Part B, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
Correlation of diffusional exponent of water into (N-Vinylpyrrolidone-alt-Acrylic acid)
hydrogels with the structural sequence of hydrogel repeating units (ie hydrophilic and/or …

[PDF][PDF] Materiali polimerici funzionali per applicazioni farmaceutiche e biomedicali

T Ferrarelli, R Bartolino, S Trombino, B Gabriele - 2011 - dspace.unical.it
La combinazione sinergica della scienza dei polimeri, dei concetti sul drug delivery e la
tecnologia dei materiali offre preziose opportunità per l'ottenimento di nuovi materiali …

Rational design of multifunctional antibacterial coatings

T He - 2011 - dr.ntu.edu.sg
The use of medical implants has significantly improved the survival and quality of lives of the
world population and has been an indispensable procedure in health care industry …