Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2015, 16(2), 3626-3655; doi:10.3390/ijms16023626
Antimicrobial Polymeric Materials with Quaternary Ammonium and Phosphonium Salts
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Department of Chemical Engineering, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, NB E3B 5A3, Canada
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School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu 610500, China
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School of Environment Science & Engineering, North China Electric Power University, Baoding 071003, China
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Academic Editor: Antonella Piozzi
Received: 27 November 2014 / Accepted: 29 January 2015 / Published: 6 February 2015
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Antimicrobial Polymers)
Abstract
Polymeric materials containing quaternary ammonium and/or phosphonium salts have been extensively studied and applied to a variety of antimicrobial-relevant areas. With various architectures, polymeric quaternary ammonium/phosphonium salts were prepared using different approaches, exhibiting different antimicrobial activities and potential applications. This review focuses on the state of the art of antimicrobial polymers with quaternary ammonium/phosphonium salts. In particular, it discusses the structure and synthesis method, mechanisms of antimicrobial action, and the comparison of antimicrobial performance between these two kinds of polymers. View Full-Text
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Xue, Y.; Xiao, H.; Zhang, Y. Antimicrobial Polymeric Materials with Quaternary Ammonium and Phosphonium Salts. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2015, 16, 3626-3655.
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