Design of biomaterials through direct ring-opening metathesis polymerisation of functionalised cyclic alkenes

S Kobayashi, M Tanaka - Molecular Systems Design & Engineering, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Ring-opening metathesis polymerisation (ROMP) has become a popular method for
synthesising complex functional polymers owing to the high functional group tolerance of …

Advanced Antibacterial Strategies for Combatting Biomaterial‐Associated Infections: A Comprehensive Review

E Kasapgil, M Garay‐Sarmiento… - Wiley …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Biomaterial‐associated infections (BAIs) pose significant challenges in modern medical
technologies, being a major postoperative complication and leading cause of implant failure …

An overview for the design of antimicrobial polymers: From standard antibiotic-release systems to topographical and smart materials

H Palza, B Barraza, F Olate-Moya - Annual Review of Materials …, 2022 - annualreviews.org
Microorganisms attach on all kinds of surfaces, spreading pathogens that affect human
health and alter the properties of products and of the surface itself. These issues motivated …

Optimizing fouling resistance of poly (sulfabetaine) s through backbone and charge separation

JF Karthäuser, J Koc, E Schönemann… - Advanced Materials …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The three dominating polyzwitterion families, polyphosphatidylcholines,
polycarboxybetaines, and polysulfobetaines, all of which provide high fouling resistance …

Multiple strategies to control the hydrophilic–hydrophobic balance of P (DMA-co-DMAEMA-co-QDMAEMA) coatings

J Chen, H Wang, X Liu, X Han, H Liu - Soft Matter, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
The regulation of the hydrophilic–hydrophobic balance of polymers has an important
influence not only on their aggregation behavior in aqueous solution, but also on their …

Magnetically Cured Macroradical Epoxy as Antimicrobial Coating

JC Capricho, TY Liao, BX Chai… - Chemistry–An Asian …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The radical‐bearing epoxy monomer could be the ideal embodiment of multifunctionality in
epoxy‐based materials. This study demonstrates the potential of macroradical epoxies as …

Salt‐Responsive Switchable Block Copolymer Brushes with Antibacterial and Antifouling Properties

R Methling, M Greiter, J Al‐Zawity… - Macromolecular …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
A strategy for multifunctional biosurfaces exploiting multiblock copolymers and the
antipolyelectrolyte effect is reported. Combining a polyzwitterionic/antifouling and a …

Poly (oxanorbornene)‐Based Polyzwitterions with Systematically Increasing Hydrophobicity: Synthesis, Physical Characterization, and Biological Properties

S Paschke, F Marx, V Bleicher… - Macromolecular …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Surfaces coated with polyzwitterions are known to resist protein adhesion and to be
generally bio‐inert. In recent reports, several polyzwitterionic coatings with carboxylate …

Synergy effect of bactericidal and antifouling with structure reversion and hydrolysis of cationic amphiphilic copolymer PHMA-b-PCBMAE to zwitterionic copolymer

X Sun, S Pan, Z Guo, Y Cui, L Ma, X Yu, T Gui… - Progress in Organic …, 2023 - Elsevier
In this study, cationic amphiphilic copolymers of poly (hexadecyl methacrylate)-b-poly
(carboxybetaine methacrylate ester)(PHMA-b-PCBMAE) with hydrophobic unit of 100 were …

Metal–ligand complex copolymer as photocurable antimicrobial coatings for infection-resistant surface

K Sadeghi, J Seo - Surfaces and Interfaces, 2022 - Elsevier
Photografting coating is capable of introducing a potent functionality to the interface of inert
materials eg antimicrobial, antioxidant, and antifouling. In this context, a curable ligand …