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- Title
Facile Synthesis of Dual-Functional Cross-Linked Membranes with Contact-Killing Antimicrobial Properties and Humidity-Response.
- Authors
Tzoumani, Ioanna; Druvari, Denisa; Evangelidis, Miltiadis; Vlamis-Gardikas, Alexios; Bokias, Georgios; Kallitsis, Joannis K.
- Abstract
Poly(2-hydroxyethylmethacrylate-co-2-(dimethylamino)ethyl methacrylate), P(HEMA-co-DMAEMAx), copolymers were quaternized through the reaction of a part of (dimethylamino)ethyl moieties of DMAEMA units with 1-bromohexadecane. Antimicrobial coatings were further prepared through the cross-linking reaction between the remaining DMAEMA units of these copolymers and the epoxide ring of poly(N,N-dimethylacrylamide-co-glycidyl methacrylate), P(DMAm-co-GMAx), copolymers. The combination of P(HEMA-co-DMAEMAx)/P(DMAm-co-GMAx) copolymers not only enabled control over quaternization and cross-linking for coating stabilization but also allowed the optimization of the processing routes towards a more facile cost-effective methodology and the use of environmentally friendly solvents like ethanol. Careful consideration was given to achieve the right content of quaternized units, qDMAEMA, to ensure antimicrobial efficacy through an appropriate amphiphilic balance and sufficient free DMAEMA groups to react with GMA for coating stabilization. Optimal synthesis conditions were achieved by membranes consisting of cross-linked P(HEMA78-co-DMAEMA9-co-qDMAEMA13)/P(DMAm-co-GMA42) membranes. The obtained membranes were multifunctional as they were self-standing and antimicrobial, while they demonstrated a distinct fast response to changes in humidity levels, widening the opportunities for the construction of "smart" antimicrobial actuators, such as non-contact antimicrobial switches.
- Subjects
EPOXY coatings; FREE groups; ETHANOL; COPOLYMERS; METHACRYLATES
- Publication
Molecules, 2024, Vol 29, Issue 10, p2372
- ISSN
1420-3049
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/molecules29102372