Antimicrobial polymers

A Jain, LS Duvvuri, S Farah, N Beyth… - Advanced …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Better health is basic requirement of human being, but the rapid growth of harmful
pathogens and their serious health effects pose a significant challenge to modern science …

Cellulose based materials for controlled release formulations of agrochemicals: A review of modifications and applications

L Pang, Z Gao, H Feng, S Wang, Q Wang - Journal of Controlled Release, 2019 - Elsevier
Controlled release formulations (CRFs) of agrochemicals have been attracted considerable
attention due to their friendliness to environment. The commercial supporting materials for …

Upcycling end-of-life vehicle waste plastic into flash graphene

KM Wyss, RD De Kleine, RL Couvreur… - Communications …, 2022 - nature.com
Responsible disposal of vehicles at the end of life is a pressing environmental concern. In
particular, waste plastic forms the largest proportion of non-recycled waste material from …

In situ forming dialdehyde xanthan gum-gelatin Schiff-base hydrogels as potent controlled release fertilizers

S Das, G Dalei - Science of The Total Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
Controlled release fertilizer (CRF) hydrogels have blossomed into promising materials in
agriculture owing to the sustained release of the fertilizer and also as soil conditioner. Apart …

Inactivation of bacterial and fungal spores by UV irradiation and gaseous iodine treatment applied to air handling filters

W Nakpan, M Yermakov, R Indugula, T Reponen… - Science of the Total …, 2019 - Elsevier
Exposure to viable bacterial and fungal spores re-aerosolized from air handling filters may
create a major health risk. Assessing and controlling this exposure have been of interest to …

Polyurethanes for controlled drug delivery

A Basu, S Farah, KR Kunduru, S Doppalapudi… - Advances in …, 2016 - Elsevier
Polyurethanes (PUs) are synthesized by reaction of diisocyanates with polyols, resulting in
the formation of repeatable units of carbamate (urethane) linkages. They are often coupled …

Development of iodine based sustained release antimicrobial coatings for polyurethane voice prostheses

M Singh, M Anees, A Afreen… - Journal of Materials …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Voice prostheses are known to fail in few weeks to several months of implantation due to the
clogging mainly caused by microbial biofilm formation, which is a cause of concern. Iodine is …

Antibacterial povidone-iodine-conjugated cross-linked polystyrene resin for water bacterial decontamination

T Gao, Q Borjihan, J Yang, H Qu, W Liu… - ACS Applied Bio …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Bacterial contamination in water purification systems is generating significant concern as a
global health issue. In this paper, we describe fabricating antibacterial povidone-iodine …

Quantitative analysis of povidone-iodine thin films by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and their physicochemical properties

A Sa, S Sawatdee, N Phadoongsombut… - Acta …, 2017 - hrcak.srce.hr
Sažetak In this study, povidone-iodine (PVP-I) has been formulated as a topical spray to
produce a thin film for the controlled release of I2. By means of experimental design, 27 …

New In Situ-Generated Polymer-Iodine Complexes with Broad-Spectrum Antimicrobial Activity

M López-Álvarez, H Ulmer, N Klay… - Microbiology …, 2022 - Am Soc Microbiol
Iodine-containing systems show broad antiseptic properties that can be an invaluable tool in
controlling infections in humans and animals. Here, we describe the first proof-of-concept …