Antimocrobial Polymer
- Utica, OH
- Walnut Creek, CA
- Columbus, GA
A polymeric composition having antimicrobial properties and a process for rendering the surface of a substrate antimicrobial are disclosed. The composition comprises a crosslinked chemical combination of (i) a polymer having amino group-containing side chains along a backbone forming the polymer, (ii) an antimicrobial agent selected from quaternary ammonium compounds, gentian violet compounds, substituted or unsubstituted phenols, biguanide compounds, iodine compounds, and mixtures thereof, and (iii) a crosslinking agent containing functional groups capable of reacting with the amino groups. In one embodiment, the polymer is a polyamide formed from a maleic anhydride or maleic acid ester monomer and alkylamines thereby producing a polyamide having amino substituted alkyl chains on one side of the polyamide backbone; the crosslinking agent is a phosphine having the general formula (A)3P wherein A is hydroxyalkyl; and the antimicrobial agent is chlorhexidine, dimethylchlorophenol, cetyl pyridinium chloride, gentian violet, triclosan, thymol, iodine, and mixtures thereof.
- Research Organization:
- Midwest Research Institute, Kansas City, MO (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC36-98GO10337
- Assignee:
- Michigan Biotechnology Institute (Lansing, MI)
- Patent Number(s):
- US 6,939,554
- Application Number:
- 10/068054
- OSTI ID:
- 879747
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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