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Towards antiviral polymer composites to combat COVID‐19 transmission

Nano Select, 2021
Polymer matrix composite materials have the capacity to aid the indirect transmission of viral diseases. Published research shows that respiratory viruses, including severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS‐CoV‐2 or COVID‐19), can attach to ...
Adrian P. Mouritz, Joel Galos, Denver P. Linklater, Raj B. Ladani, Everson Kandare, Russell J. Crawford, Elena P. Ivanova   +6 more
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Synthesis of copper-containing nanoparticles and their potential application as biocidal agents [PDF]

BIO Web of Conferences
The paper presents the results of a study on the possibility of obtaining Cu nanoparticles stabilized with various polymers using chemical reduction method.
Morenko Ivan, Isaeva Irina, Grushina Varvara, Ostaeva Galina   +3 more
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Facile Method for Obtaining Gold-Coated Polyester Surfaces with Antimicrobial Properties

Advances in Polymer Technology, 2020
The antimicrobial and antifungal activity of polymers used in medical devices has been extensively studied due to the growing impact of hospital-related infections in patients.
M. Drobota, M. Butnaru, N. Vornicu, O. Plopa, M. Aflori   +4 more
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Application of Biocides and Super-Absorbing Polymers to Enhance the Efficiency of Filtering Materials

Molecules, 2019
Studies on the functionalization of materials used for the construction of filtering facepiece respirators (FFRs) relate to endowing fibers with biocidal properties.
Katarzyna Majchrzycka, Małgorzata Okrasa, Anita Jachowicz, Justyna Szulc, Bogumił Brycki, Beata Gutarowska   +5 more
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Аntibacterial inorganic agents: efficiency of using multicomponent systems

Инфекция и иммунитет, 2020
Metal and metal oxide nanoparticles (NPs) are promising antibacterial agents. They have a broad antimicrobial activity against both Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria, viruses, and protozoans. The use of NPs reduces the possibility of the microbial
А. A. Meleshko, A. G. Afinogenova, G. E. Afinogenov, A. A. Spiridonova, V. P. Tolstoy   +4 more
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Ultra‐High‐Throughput Discovery of Multifunctional Polyphenolic Coatings on Droplet Microarrays

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
An ultra‐high‐throughput (UHT) combinatorial strategy enables the miniaturized synthesis and screening of ≈30 000 polyamine‐polyphenolic (PaPp) coatings using droplet microarrays (DMA). This approach reveals hundreds of previously unknown fluorescent, redox‐active, and antibacterial materials, including multifunctional, cell‐compatible surfaces ...
Vania Tanda Widyaya, Joaquín E. Urrutia Gómez, Paul Reuß, Alexander Welle, Rolf A. Gattung, Jana Mayer, Peter Krolla, Markus Reischl, Pascal Friederich, Anna A. Popova, Thomas Schwartz, Pavel A. Levkin   +11 more
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Adsorbable and Antimicrobial Amphiphilic Block Copolymers with Enhanced Biocompatibility

Macromolecular Materials and Engineering
To minimize or avoid the use of antibiotics, antimicrobial polymers have emerged as a promising option to fight biomaterial‐associated infections, e.g., on titanium‐based implants.
Cornelia Wolf‐Brandstetter, Rafael Methling, Dirk Kuckling   +2 more
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Fungicidal and bactericidal activity of alkyl-substituting polyetherguanidines

Біологічні студії, 2020
Background. Polyhexamethylene guanidines are widely used as biocides and disinfectants due to the wide range of their antimicrobial activity against Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria, viruses, fungi, and molds.
M. Ya. Vortman, Yu. B. Pysmenna, A. V. Rudenko, V. V. Tretyak, V. N. Lemeshko, V. V. Shevchenko   +5 more
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Multidimensional and Multifunctional Laser‐Induced Graphene (LIG) for Point‐of‐Care and Wearable Biosensing, Theranostics, and Bioactive Interfaces Toward Personalized Healthcare and Regenerative Medicine

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Multidimensional laser‐induced graphene (LIG) spanning from 0D to 3D architectures is comprehensively reviewed for multifunctional biomedical platforms, including biosensing, theranostics, and bioactive interface applications, which highlights its potentials for point‐of‐care diagnostics, wearable health monitoring, smart drug delivery, and tissue ...
Li Zhang, Yurou Yuan, Xiaohong Ding, Wing Cheung Mak   +3 more
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Sodium Ascorbate‐Accelerated Gelling Hydrogels With Rapid Self‐Mineralized Capacity for Chronic Wounds

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
An immunoregulatory hydrogel based on sodium ascorbate (SA)‐accelerated gelation and in situ self‐mineralization is prepared here. Such a hydrogel is constructed by mixing benzaldehyde‐ and cyanoacetate‐functionalized dextran with silver nitrate (AgNO3) and SA, enabling the ultrafast solidification and in situ self‐mineralization of silver ...
Xiaoya Ding, Wei Yang, Wenzhao Li, Guifang Xu, Yuanjin Zhao   +4 more
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