Access to thermally robust and abrasion resistant antimicrobial plastics: synthesis of UV-curable phosphonium small molecule coatings and extrudable additives

• Published in: RSC advances Vol. 11; no. 1; pp. 5548 - 5555
• Main Authors: Bedard, Joseph, Caschera, Alexander, Foucher, Daniel A
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Royal Society of Chemistry 29.01.2021; The Royal Society of Chemistry
• Subjects: Abrasion resistant coatings; Additives; Antibiotics; Antiinfectives and antibacterials; Antimicrobial agents; Aromatic compounds; Bacteria; Biocides; Biofilms; Biomedical materials; Chemical synthesis; Chemistry; Extrudability; Extrusion coating; Food packaging; Food packaging industry; Robustness; Thermal stability; Topology; Ultraviolet radiation

The threat of antibiotic-resistant, biofilm-forming bacteria necessitates a preventative approach to combat the proliferation of robust, pathogenic strains on "high touch surfaces" in the food packaging, biomedical, and healthcare industries. The development of both biocide-releasing and t...