Biocidal Polymers: A Mechanistic Overview

Broad Spectrum Antibacterial and Antifungal Polymeric Paint Materials: Synthesis, Structure–Activity Relationship, and Membrane-Active Mode of Action

(2015) Jiaul Hoque et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Development of Noncytotoxic Chitosan–Gold Nanocomposites as Efficient Antibacterial Materials

(2015) Anna Regiel-Futyra et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Nanomaterial with High Antimicrobial Efficacy—Copper/Polyaniline Nanocomposite

(2015) Una Bogdanović et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Preparation and in Vitro Antimicrobial Activity of Silver-Bearing Degradable Polymeric Nanoparticles of Polyphosphoester-block-Poly(l-lactide)

(2015) Young H. Lim et al.   ACS Nano

Dual-Mechanism Antimicrobial Polymer-ZnO Nanoparticle and Crystal Violet-Encapsulated Silicone

(2015) Sacha Noimark et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Anti-biofilm properties of wound dressing incorporating nonrelease polycationic antimicrobials

(2015) Livnat Atar-Froyman et al.   BIOMATERIALS

Antimicrobial bacterial cellulose nanocomposites prepared by in situ polymerization of 2-aminoethyl methacrylate

(2015) Ana R.P. Figueiredo et al.   CARBOHYDRATE POLYMERS

Facile preparation of surface N -halamine chitin nanofiber to endow antibacterial and antifungal activities

(2015) A.K. Dutta et al.   CARBOHYDRATE POLYMERS

Mechanically stable antimicrobial chitosan–PVA–silver nanocomposite coatings deposited on titanium implants

(2015) Sandeep K. Mishra et al.   CARBOHYDRATE POLYMERS

Contact-active antibacterial multilayers on fibres: a step towards understanding the antibacterial mechanism by increasing the fibre charge

(2015) Josefin Illergård et al.   CELLULOSE

Influence of alkyl chain length on the surface activity of antibacterial polymers derived from ROMP

(2015) Esra Altay et al.   COLLOIDS AND SURFACES B-BIOINTERFACES

Synthesis and characterization of zinc oxide–neem oil–chitosan bionanocomposite for food packaging application

(2015) S. Sanuja et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL MACROMOLECULES

Biomaterial modification of urinary catheters with antimicrobials to give long-term broadspectrum antibiofilm activity

(2015) Leanne E. Fisher et al.   JOURNAL OF CONTROLLED RELEASE

Antioxidant and antimicrobial properties of ethylene vinyl alcohol copolymer films based on the release of oregano essential oil and green tea extract components

(2015) Virginia Muriel-Galet et al.   JOURNAL OF FOOD ENGINEERING

Antimicrobial/Antifouling Polycarbonate Coatings: Role of Block Copolymer Architecture

(2015) Zhi Xiang Voo et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Controlling macromolecular structures towards effective antimicrobial polymers

(2015) Mitra S. Ganewatta et al.   POLYMER

Biologically active and thermally stable polymeric Schiff base and its metal polychelates: Their synthesis and spectral aspects

(2015) Raza Rasool et al.   SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA PART A-MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY

Nonhemolytic and Antibacterial Acrylic Copolymers with Hexamethyleneamine and Poly(ethylene glycol) Side Chains

(2015) Ashish Punia et al.   ACS Macro Letters

Antimicrobial Poly(2-methyloxazoline)s with Bioswitchable Activity through Satellite Group Modification

(2014) Christian Krumm et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

A biomimetic nano hybrid coating based on the lotus effect and its anti-biofouling behaviors

(2014) Jiang Li et al.   APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE

Antimicrobial coating of modified chitosan onto cotton fabrics

(2014) Xiaoli Cheng et al.   APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE

Assessing the antifouling properties of cold-spray metal embedment using loading density gradients of metal particles

(2014) M.J. Vucko et al.   BIOFOULING

A simple approach to constructing antibacterial and anti-biofouling nanofibrous membranes

(2014) Yan Mei et al.   BIOFOULING

Salicylic Acid (SA) Bioaccessibility from SA-Based Poly(anhydride-ester)

(2014) Michael A. Rogers et al.   BIOMACROMOLECULES

High Antimicrobial Effectiveness with Low Hemolytic and Cytotoxic Activity for PEG/Quaternary Copolyoxetanes

(2014) Allison King et al.   BIOMACROMOLECULES

Cationic Methacrylate Polymers as Topical Antimicrobial Agents against Staphylococcus aureus Nasal Colonization

(2014) Laura M. Thoma et al.   BIOMACROMOLECULES

Effect of glycounits on the antimicrobial properties and toxicity behavior of polymers based on quaternized DMAEMA

(2014) Marta Álvarez-Paino et al.   BIOMACROMOLECULES

Cross-Linked, Biodegradable, Cytocompatible Salicylic Acid Based Polyesters for Localized, Sustained Delivery of Salicylic Acid: An In Vitro Study

(2014) Yashoda Chandorkar et al.   BIOMACROMOLECULES

Nanoparticle (Star Polymer) Delivery of Nitric Oxide Effectively Negates Pseudomonas aeruginosa Biofilm Formation

(2014) Hien T. T. Duong et al.   BIOMACROMOLECULES

Synergistic effects of guanidine-grafted CMC on enhancing antimicrobial activity and dry strength of paper

(2014) Kai Liu et al.   CARBOHYDRATE POLYMERS

High-efficacy antibacterial polymeric micro/nano particles with N-halamine functional groups

(2014) Xiufang Yan et al.   CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL

Effectiveness of an Antimicrobial Polymer to Decrease Contamination of Environmental Surfaces in the Clinical Setting

(2014) Kerri A. Thom et al.   INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY

Polymeric prodrugs of ampicillin as antibacterial coatings

(2014) Almudena Prudencio et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOACTIVE AND COMPATIBLE POLYMERS

Interaction of multiple biomimetic antimicrobial polymers with model bacterial membranes

(2014) Upayan Baul et al.   JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL PHYSICS

Synthesis of Quaternized Amine-Terminated Polyacrylonitrile and Their Antimicrobial Assessment

(2014) Mohamed H. El-Newehy et al.   Journal of Macromolecular Science Part A-Pure and Applied Chemistry

Microbiological effects of sublethal levels of antibiotics

(2014) Dan I. Andersson et al.   NATURE REVIEWS MICROBIOLOGY

Light-activated antimicrobial surfaces with enhanced efficacy induced by a dark-activated mechanism

(2014) Sacha Noimark et al.   Chemical Science

Antimicrobial Polymethacrylates Synthesized as Mimics of Tryptophan-Rich Cationic Peptides

(2014) Katherine E. S. Locock et al.   ACS Macro Letters

Antimicrobial Polymers

(2014) Anjali Jain et al.   Advanced Healthcare Materials

Enhanced Antibacterial Activity of Silver/Polyrhodanine-Composite-Decorated Silica Nanoparticles

(2013) Jooyoung Song et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Porous Surface Structure Fabricated by Breath Figures that Suppresses Pseudomonas aeruginosa Biofilm Formation

(2013) Kengo Manabe et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

A Shape-Adaptive, Antibacterial-Coating of Immobilized Quaternary-Ammonium Compounds Tethered on Hyperbranched Polyurea and its Mechanism of Action

(2013) Lia A. T. W. Asri et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Barnacle Cement as Surface Anchor for “Clicking” of Antifouling and Antimicrobial Polymer Brushes on Stainless Steel

(2013) Wen Jing Yang et al.   BIOMACROMOLECULES

Antimicrobial Polycarbonates: Investigating the Impact of Balancing Charge and Hydrophobicity Using a Same-Centered Polymer Approach

(2013) Amanda C. Engler et al.   BIOMACROMOLECULES

Antimicrobial N-Halamine Polymers and Coatings: A Review of Their Synthesis, Characterization, and Applications

(2013) Franck Hui et al.   BIOMACROMOLECULES

Block copolymer mixtures as antimicrobial hydrogels for biofilm eradication

(2013) Ashlynn L.Z. Lee et al.   BIOMATERIALS

Synthesis of antibacterial cellulose materials using a “clickable” quaternary ammonium compound

(2013) William Z. Xu et al.   CELLULOSE

Quaternary ammonium monomers for UV crosslinked antibacterial surfaces

(2013) G. Gozzelino et al.   COLLOIDS AND SURFACES A-PHYSICOCHEMICAL AND ENGINEERING ASPECTS

Durable contact active antimicrobial materials formed by a one-step covalent modification of polyvinyl alcohol, cellulose and glass surfaces

(2013) Elena Poverenov et al.   COLLOIDS AND SURFACES B-BIOINTERFACES

Preparation and characterization of a permanently antimicrobial polymeric material by covalent bonding

(2013) Shuzhao Li et al.   EUROPEAN POLYMER JOURNAL

Molecular Interaction of a New Antibacterial Polymer with a Supported Lipid Bilayer Measured by an in situ Label-Free Optical Technique

(2013) Robert Horvath et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES

Poly(ethyleneimines) in dermal applications: Biocompatibility and antimicrobial effects

(2013) Cornelia Wiegand et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PHARMACEUTICS

Effect of the shell-forming polymer ratio on the encapsulation of tea tree oil by complex coacervation as a natural biocide

(2013) María Ángeles Pérez-Limiñana et al.   JOURNAL OF MICROENCAPSULATION

Nylon-3 Polymers with Selective Antifungal Activity

(2013) Runhui Liu et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Biodegradable Broad-Spectrum Antimicrobial Polycarbonates: Investigating the Role of Chemical Structure on Activity and Selectivity

(2013) Willy Chin et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Synthesis of copper nanoparticles and their antimicrobial performances in natural fibres

(2013) M.N.K. Chowdhury et al.   MATERIALS LETTERS

Oligomeric dual functional antibacterial polycaprolactone

(2013) Hui Wang et al.   Polymer Chemistry

Layer-by-layer deposition of antimicrobial polymers on cellulosic fibers: a new strategy to develop bioactive textiles

(2013) Ana P. Gomes et al.   POLYMERS FOR ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES

Antifouling activity of novel polyisoprene-based coatings made from photocurable natural rubber derived oligomers

(2013) Rachid Jellali et al.   PROGRESS IN ORGANIC COATINGS

Antimicrobial coatings for polyester and polyester/cotton blends

(2013) Idris Cerkez et al.   PROGRESS IN ORGANIC COATINGS

Towards hierarchically ordered functional porous polymeric surfaces prepared by the breath figures approach

(2013) Alexandra Muñoz-Bonilla et al.   PROGRESS IN POLYMER SCIENCE

Antimicrobial surface coatings for polypropylene nonwoven fabrics

(2013) Idris Cerkez et al.   REACTIVE & FUNCTIONAL POLYMERS

Morphology and structure of antibacterial nanocomposite organic–polymer and metal–polymer coatings deposited from active gas phase

(2013) A. A. Rogachev et al.   RSC Advances

Surface Initiated Polymerizations via e-ATRP in Pure Water

(2013) Seyed Hosseiny et al.   Polymers

Shining light on materials — A self-sterilising revolution

(2012) Sacha Noimark et al.   ADVANCED DRUG DELIVERY REVIEWS

Computer keyboard covers impregnated with a novel antimicrobial polymer significantly reduce microbial contamination

(2012) Natalie N. D'Antonio et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF INFECTION CONTROL

Cationic Spacer Arm Design Strategy for Control of Antimicrobial Activity and Conformation of Amphiphilic Methacrylate Random Copolymers

(2012) Edmund F. Palermo et al.   BIOMACROMOLECULES

Synthesis and Characterization of Amphiphilic Monodisperse Compounds and Poly(ethylene imine)s: Influence of Their Microstructures on the Antimicrobial Properties

(2012) Yingchun He et al.   BIOMACROMOLECULES

Synchronizing nonfouling and antimicrobial properties in a zwitterionic hydrogel

(2012) Luo Mi et al.   BIOMATERIALS

Mussel-inspired silver-releasing antibacterial hydrogels

(2012) Dominic E. Fullenkamp et al.   BIOMATERIALS

Poly(butylene adipate) functionalized with quaternary phosphonium groups as potential antimicrobial packaging material

(2012) Tom Anthierens et al.   Innovative Food Science & Emerging Technologies

Prolonging the Duration of Preventing Bacterial Adhesion of Nanosilver-Containing Polymer Films through Hydrophobicity

(2012) Bing Yin et al.   LANGMUIR

Understanding the Dark and Light-Enhanced Bactericidal Action of Cationic Conjugated Polyelectrolytes and Oligomers

(2012) Ying Wang et al.   LANGMUIR

Thermo-Switchable Antibacterial Activity

(2012) Claudia Mattheis et al.   MACROMOLECULAR BIOSCIENCE

Effect of Guanidinylation on the Properties of Poly(2-aminoethylmethacrylate)-Based Antibacterial Materials

(2012) Claudia Mattheis et al.   MACROMOLECULAR BIOSCIENCE

Poly(ethylene imine)s as Antimicrobial Agents with Selective Activity

(2012) Katherine A. Gibney et al.   MACROMOLECULAR BIOSCIENCE

Antimicrobial polymers as synthetic mimics of host-defense peptides

(2012) Kenichi Kuroda et al.   Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews-Nanomedicine and Nanobiotechnology

Amphipathic antibacterial agents using cationic methacrylic polymers with natural rosin as pendant group

(2012) Ying Chen et al.   RSC Advances

Antimicrobial Polymers in Solution and on Surfaces: Overview and Functional Principles

(2012) Felix Siedenbiedel et al.   Polymers

Polymeric Antimicrobial N-Halamine Epoxides

(2011) Hasan B. Kocer et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Light and Dark-Activated Biocidal Activity of Conjugated Polyelectrolytes

(2011) Eunkyung Ji et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Antibacterial Studies of Cationic Polymers with Alternating, Random, and Uniform Backbones

(2011) Airong Song et al.   ACS Chemical Biology

A Thermoresponsive Antimicrobial Wound Dressing Hydrogel Based on a Cationic Betaine Ester

(2011) Luo Mi et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Manipulating Sticky and Non-Sticky Properties in a Single Material

(2011) Zhiqiang Cao et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Reversibly Switching the Function of a Surface between Attacking and Defending against Bacteria

(2011) Zhiqiang Cao et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Block versus Random Amphiphilic Copolymers as Antibacterial Agents

(2011) Yukari Oda et al.   BIOMACROMOLECULES

Highly dynamic biodegradable micelles capable of lysing Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacterial membrane

(2011) Yuan Qiao et al.   BIOMATERIALS

Antibiotic-Induced Biofilm Formation

(2011) Jeffrey B. Kaplan   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ARTIFICIAL ORGANS

Biomimetic Anchors for Antifouling and Antibacterial Polymer Brushes on Stainless Steel

(2011) Wen Jing Yang et al.   LANGMUIR

Mechanistic Considerations on Contact-Active Antimicrobial Surfaces with Controlled Functional Group Densities

(2011) Arno M. Bieser et al.   MACROMOLECULAR BIOSCIENCE

Synthesis and antimicrobial activity of copper nanoparticles

(2011) Jeyaraman Ramyadevi et al.   MATERIALS LETTERS

Reversible-Deactivation Radical Polymerizations

(2011) Devon A. Shipp   Polymer Reviews

Activity and Mechanism of Antimicrobial Peptide-Mimetic Amphiphilic Polymethacrylate Derivatives

(2011) Iva Sovadinova et al.   Polymers

Antimicrobial polymers: mechanism of action, factors of activity, and applications

(2010) Larisa Timofeeva et al.   APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

Antibiotic resistance of bacterial biofilms

(2010) Niels Høiby et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS

Role of Cationic Group Structure in Membrane Binding and Disruption by Amphiphilic Copolymers

(2010) Edmund F. Palermo et al.   JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY B

Integrated Antimicrobial and Nonfouling Hydrogels to Inhibit the Growth of Planktonic Bacterial Cells and Keep the Surface Clean

(2010) Gang Cheng et al.   LANGMUIR

A polycationic antimicrobial and biocompatible hydrogel with microbe membrane suctioning ability

(2010) Peng Li et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Kinetics of antimicrobial peptide activity measured on individual bacterial cells using high-speed atomic force microscopy

(2010) Georg E. Fantner et al.   Nature Nanotechnology

Polyethyleneimine nanoparticles incorporated into resin composite cause cell death and trigger biofilm stress in vivo

(2010) N. Beyth et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Polymerizable Vancomycin Derivatives for Bactericidal Biomaterial Surface Modification: Structure−Function Evaluation

(2009) McKinley C. Lawson et al.   BIOMACROMOLECULES

Chemical Structure of Cationic Groups in Amphiphilic Polymethacrylates Modulates the Antimicrobial and Hemolytic Activities

(2009) Edmund F. Palermo et al.   BIOMACROMOLECULES

Structural Determinants of Antimicrobial Activity and Biocompatibility in Membrane-Disrupting Methacrylamide Random Copolymers

(2009) Edmund F. Palermo et al.   BIOMACROMOLECULES

Secondary and Tertiary Polydiallylammonium Salts: Novel Polymers with High Antimicrobial Activity

(2009) Larisa M. Timofeeva et al.   BIOMACROMOLECULES

Antibacterial Effects of Poly(2-(dimethylamino ethyl)methacrylate) against Selected Gram-Positive and Gram-Negative Bacteria

(2009) Lee-Anne B. Rawlinson et al.   BIOMACROMOLECULES

Design, syntheses and evaluation of hemocompatible pegylated-antimicrobial polymers with well-controlled molecular structures

(2009) Shrinivas Venkataraman et al.   BIOMATERIALS

Antimicrobial Polymers Prepared by Ring-Opening Metathesis Polymerization: Manipulating Antimicrobial Properties by Organic Counterion and Charge Density Variation

(2009) Karen Lienkamp et al.   CHEMISTRY-A EUROPEAN JOURNAL

Antimicrobial activity of methylene blue and toluidine blue O covalently bound to a modified silicone polymer surface

(2009) C. Piccirillo et al.   JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY

Antibacterial and Hemolytic Activities of Pyridinium Polymers as a Function of the Spatial Relationship between the Positive Charge and the Pendant Alkyl Tail

(2008) Varun Sambhy et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

A Switchable Biocompatible Polymer Surface with Self-Sterilizing and Nonfouling Capabilities

(2008) Gang Cheng et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Antimicrobial peptide mimics for improved therapeutic properties

(2008) Shahar Rotem et al.   BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOMEMBRANES

Insights in the Antibacterial Action of Poly(methyloxazoline)s with a Biocidal End Group and Varying Satellite Groups

(2008) Christian J. Waschinski et al.   BIOMACROMOLECULES

Synthetic Mimic of Antimicrobial Peptide with Nonmembrane-Disrupting Antibacterial Properties

(2008) Gregory J. Gabriel et al.   BIOMACROMOLECULES

Medical biofilms

(2008) James D. Bryers   BIOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOENGINEERING

Antibacterial and Hemolytic Activities of Quaternary Pyridinium Functionalized Polynorbornenes

(2008) Tarik Eren et al.   MACROMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS

Amine and ammonium functionalization of chloromethylsilane-ended dendrimers. Antimicrobial activity studies

(2008) Paula Ortega et al.   ORGANIC & BIOMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY

Antibacterial Cellulose Fiber via RAFT Surface Graft Polymerization

(2007) Debashish Roy et al.   BIOMACROMOLECULES