Permanent, Non-Leaching Antimicrobial Polyamide Nanocomposites Based on Organoclays Modified with a Cationic Polymer
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Date
2009
Authors
Nigmatullin, Rinat
Gao, Fengge
Konovalova, Victoria
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Springer Netherlands
Abstract
The intercalation of cationic copolymer into a smectic clay, montmorillonite, has been used to produce polymerically modified organoclays. The organoclays of different lamellar morphology and content of quaternary ammonium groups have been prepared by altering the clay/polymer ratio. The organoclays prepared have been explored in the design of antimicrobial materials based on clay/polymer nanotechnology. Polyamide nanocomposites containing organoclays with incorporated cationic polymer showed an antimicrobial activity and improved mechanical properties. The antimicrobial efficiency and the mechanical properties of the nanocomposites were controlled by the variation of the content of the cationic polymer incorporated into the organoclay and organoclay loading.
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хімія, chemistry
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Nigmatullin R. Permanent, Non-Leaching Antimicrobial Polyamide Nanocomposites Based on Organoclays Modified with a Cationic Polymer / Rinat Nigmatullin, Fengge Gao, Victoria Konovalova // Macromolecular Materials and Engineering. - 2009. - Vol. 294, issue 11. - P. 795-805.