Star-Shaped Poly(styrene)-block-Poly(4-vinyl-N-methylpyridiniumiodide) for Semipermanent Antimicrobial Coatings

• Published in: Macromolecular bioscience Vol. 13; no. 10; pp. 1447 - 1455
• Main Authors: Siedenbiedel, Felix, Fuchs, Andreas, Moll, Thorsten, Weide, Mirko, Breves, Roland, Tiller, Joerg C.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Germany Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.10.2013
• Subjects: Anionic polymerization; Anti-Infective Agents - administration & dosage; Anti-Infective Agents - chemistry; Antiinfectives and antibacterials; antimicrobial; Aqueous solutions; coating; Coatings; Escherichia coli; Escherichia coli - drug effects; Flushing; Glass; Microscopy, Atomic Force; Polystyrenes - administration & dosage; Polystyrenes - chemistry; Polyvinyl Chloride - chemistry; Pyridinium Compounds - administration & dosage; Pyridinium Compounds - chemistry; Resists; semipermanent; Staphylococcus aureus; Staphylococcus aureus - drug effects; star-shaped polymers; Styrene - chemistry; Surface Properties - drug effects; Washing; Water - chemistry; star-shaped polymers; antimicrobial; semipermanent; coating; anionic polymerization

Goal of the present work is to develop an antimicrobial coating that can be applied from an aqueous solution and resists short washing cycles, but can be rinsed off by thorough washing. To this end, a series of star‐shaped polystyrene‐block‐poly(4‐vinyl‐N‐methylpyridinium iodide) polymers are synthe...