Polymers against Microorganisms On the Race to Efficient Antimicrobial Materials /

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Rodríguez-Hernández, Juan (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Θέματα: Materials science.; Medical microbiology.; Polymers.; Biomaterials.; Materials Science.; Polymer Sciences.; Medical Microbiology.

This book provides an introductory and general overview of advances in polymers towards their employment as antimicrobial materials. The author describes current approaches for avoiding microbial contamination, toward macro-molecular antibiotics, and prevention of antibiotic-resistant bacteria by us...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Polymers Against Microorganisms
• Bacterial infections: few concepts
• Chemical approaches to prepare antimicrobial polymers
• Nano-micro polymeric structures with antimicrobial activity in solution
• Antimicrobial/antifouling surfaces obtained by surface modification
• Nano/microstructured Antibacterial Surfaces
• Antimicrobial fibers and fabrics obtained by electro/melt spinning
• Antimicrobial hydrogels
• Antibacterial polymeric membranes
• Environmental and safety issues
• Applications and current status of antimicrobial polymers.