On antimicrobial polymers: development, mechanism of action, international testing procedures, and applications

S Alkarri, H Bin Saad, M Soliman - Polymers, 2024 - mdpi.com
The development of antimicrobial polymeric materials has evolved into one of the more
promising methods for preventing the growth of microbes and mitigating the spread of …

Polymeric coatings with antimicrobial activity: A short review

AC Pinho, AP Piedade - Polymers, 2020 - mdpi.com
The actual situation of microorganisms resistant to antibiotics and pandemics caused by a
virus makes research in the area of antimicrobial and antiviral materials and surfaces more …

Antibacterial and antiviral functional materials: chemistry and biological activity toward tackling COVID-19-like pandemics

B Balasubramaniam, Prateek, S Ranjan… - ACS Pharmacology & …, 2020 - ACS Publications
The ongoing worldwide pandemic due to COVID-19 has created awareness toward
ensuring best practices to avoid the spread of microorganisms. In this regard, the research …

Antimicrobial materials: new strategies to tackle various pandemics

SS Siwal, Q Zhang, AK Saini… - Journal of Renewable …, 2020 - ingentaconnect.com
Coronaviruses are responsible for a developing budgetary, human and fatality trouble, as
the causative factor of infections, for example, severe acute respiratory syndrome …

Advances on virucidal textile coatings

GB Calais, RA Bataglioli, ED de Freitas… - Protective Textiles from …, 2022 - Elsevier
The COVID-19 pandemic has prompted an immediate response from scientists towards
creating new technologies to mitigate the spread of coronavirus. Antimicrobial surfaces that …

Rapid and repetitive inactivation of SARS‐CoV‐2 and human coronavirus on self‐disinfecting anionic polymers

BST Peddinti, SN Downs, J Yan, SD Smith… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
While the ongoing COVID‐19 pandemic affirms an urgent global need for effective vaccines
as second and third infection waves are spreading worldwide and generating new mutant …

Biomaterials-based formulations and surfaces to combat viral infectious diseases

S Kumari, K Chatterjee - APL bioengineering, 2021 - pubs.aip.org
Rapidly growing viral infections are potent risks to public health worldwide. Accessible virus-
specific antiviral vaccines and drugs are therapeutically inert to emerging viruses, such as …

Synergistic Polymer Coatings with Antibacterial and Antiviral Properties for Healthcare Applications

L Duque-Sanchez, PJ Pasic, C Esneau, V Batra… - ACS …, 2024 - ACS Publications
The role of frequently touched surfaces in the transmission of infectious diseases is well-
documented, and the urgent need for effective surface technologies with antipathogen …

[HTML][HTML] Design strategies for antiviral coatings and surfaces: A review

A Bregnocchi, R Jafari, G Momen - Applied Surface Science Advances, 2022 - Elsevier
The routine disinfection and sanitization of surfaces, objects, and textiles has become a time-
consuming but necessary task for managing the COVID-19 pandemic. Nonetheless, the …

Disinfectants role in the prevention of spreading the COVID‐19 and other infectious diseases: The need for functional polymers!

KR Kunduru, N Kutner… - Polymers for …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The spreading of coronavirus through droplets and aerosols of an infected person is a well‐
known mechanism. The main protection methods from this virus are using …