Polymers showing intrinsic antimicrobial activity

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Jan 2022 United Kingdom English Publisher:Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)Journal:Chemical Society Reviews, volume 51, pages 8,584-8,611 (issn: 0306-0012, eissn: 1460-4744,

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Authors: Meltem Haktaniyan; Mark Bradley;

doi: 10.1039/d2cs00558a

pmid: 36165090

handle: 20.500.11820/49c61807-95e2-4b73-98bb-74a53e7c51c2

Polymers showing intrinsic antimicrobial activity

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Abstract

This article covers the structures and mechanistic modes of action of intrinsic antimicrobial polymers against bacteria, viruses, or fungi including as surface coatings, for example on medical devices, or directly as antimicrobial agents.

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United Kingdom

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University of Edinburgh
United Kingdom
Queen Mary University of London
United Kingdom

Keywords

Chitosan, Polymers, Anti-Bacterial Agents/chemistry, Water, Anti-Infective Agents/chemistry, Anti-Bacterial Agents, Polymers/chemistry, Anti-Infective Agents, Ammonium Compounds, Humans, Pectins, Chitosan/chemistry, Ophthalmic Solutions, Guanidine

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