Antibacterial hydrogel coating: Strategies in surface chemistry

C Zhao, L Zhou, M Chiao, W Yang - Advances in colloid and interface …, 2020 - Elsevier
Hydrogels have emerged as promising antimicrobial materials due to their unique three-
dimensional structure, which provides sufficient capacity to accommodate various materials …

Recent progress in polymer research to tackle infections and antimicrobial resistance

MM Konai, B Bhattacharjee, S Ghosh… - …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Global health is increasingly being threatened by the rapid emergence of drug-resistant
microbes. The ability of these microbes to form biofilms has further exacerbated the scenario …

The life of pi star: exploring the exciting and forbidden worlds of the benzophenone photophore

G Dorman, H Nakamura, A Pulsipher… - Chemical …, 2016 - ACS Publications
The widespread applications of benzophenone (BP) photochemistry in biological chemistry,
bioorganic chemistry, and material science have been prominent in both academic and …

Poly (ethylene imine) s as antimicrobial agents with selective activity

KA Gibney, I Sovadinova, AI Lopez… - Macromolecular …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
We report the structure–activity relationship in the antimicrobial activity of linear and
branched poly (ethylene imine) s (L‐and B‐PEIs) with a range of molecular weights …

Polymeric biomaterials for prevention and therapeutic intervention of microbial infections

S Ghosh, S Mukherjee, D Patra, J Haldar - Biomacromolecules, 2022 - ACS Publications
The escalating emergence of multidrug-resistant (MDR) pathogens and their ability to
colonize into biofilms on a multitude of surfaces have struck global health as a nightmare …

[HTML][HTML] Aziridines and azetidines: building blocks for polyamines by anionic and cationic ring-opening polymerization

T Gleede, L Reisman, E Rieger… - Polymer …, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Despite the difficulties associated with controlling the polymerization of ring-strained
nitrogen containing monomers, the resulting polymers have many important applications …

[HTML][HTML] Cost-effective polymer-based membranes for drinking water purification

X Xu, Y Yang, T Liu, B Chu - Giant, 2022 - Elsevier
Global water scarcity is exacerbating owing to climate change and pollution, making the
demand for clean water more challenging with the growth of the global economy and …

ZnO/PBAT nanocomposite films: Investigation on the mechanical and biological activity for food packaging

R Venkatesan, N Rajeswari - Polymers for Advanced …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Packaging of foods in high barrier materials is essential to attain food safety. Nanocomposite
technology is leading in search of the earlier said kind of packaging materials. The role of …

Recent developments in shape memory polymer nanocomposites: Actuation methods and mechanisms

W Wang, Y Liu, J Leng - Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 2016 - Elsevier
Research on shape memory polymer is developing promptly over the past three decades,
holding the promise to apply in micro actuators, medicine, basic science, biological science …

Chemical design principles of next-generation antiviral surface coatings

N Wang, AR Ferhan, BK Yoon, JA Jackman… - Chemical Society …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
The ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has accelerated efforts to
develop high-performance antiviral surface coatings while highlighting the need to build a …