Polymer-layered silicate nanocomposites in the design of antimicrobial materials

dc.contributor.authorNigmatullin, Rinat
dc.contributor.authorGao, Fengge
dc.contributor.authorKonovalova, Victoria
dc.date.accessioned2010-06-01T12:38:34Z
dc.date.available2010-06-01T12:38:34Z
dc.date.issued2008
dc.description.abstractA robust processing of polymers into antimicrobial materials is introduced using polymer/clay nanotechnology. Antimicrobial activity of commercially available organoclays modified with cationic surfactants has been screened in tests against gram-negative Escherichia coli and gram-positive Staphylococcus aureus bacteria. Despite the leaching biocidal surfactants, cell interactions with organoclay surface have been identified to be responsible for antimicrobial activity of organoclays. Distribution of clay platelets within polymer matrix by melt extrusion process resulted in polymer/clay nanocomposites active against both gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria by contact. The study discloses a much overlooked function of organoclays modified with cationic surfactants for nanocomposite application, i.e., the ability of organoclays to render polymer nanocomposites biocidal.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipМіжнародний благодійний фонд відродження Києво-Могилянської академіїen_US
dc.identifier.citationNigmatullin R. Polymer-layered silicate nanocomposites in the design of antimicrobial materials / Rinat Nigmatullin, Fengge Gao, Victoria Konovalova // Journal of Materials Science. - 2008. - Vol. 43, issue 17. - P. 5728-5733.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://ekmair.ukma.edu.ua/handle/123456789/788
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherSpringer Netherlandsen_US
dc.relation.sourceJournal of Materials Science. - 2008. - Vol. 43, issue 17.en_US
dc.statuspublished earlieren_US
dc.subjectхіміяuk_UA
dc.subjectchemistryen_US
dc.titlePolymer-layered silicate nanocomposites in the design of antimicrobial materialsen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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