Polymers against Microorganisms : On the Race to Efficient Antimicrobial Materials

This book provides an introductory and general overview of advances in polymers towards their employment as antimicrobial materials. The author describes current approaches for avoiding microbial contamination, toward macro-molecular antibiotics, and prevention of antibiotic-resistant bacteria by us...

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Main Author Rodríguez-Hernández, Juan (Author)
Corporate Author SpringerLink (Online service)
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
Subjects
Materials science.
Medical microbiology.
Polymers.
Biomaterials.
elektronické knihy
electronic books
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9783319479613
DOI10.1007/978-3-319-47961-3
Physical Description1 online resource (XIII, 278 p. 93 illus., 63 illus. in color.)

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Table of Contents:
  • Polymers Against Microorganisms
  • Bacterial infections: few concepts
  • Chemical approaches to prepare antimicrobial polymers
  • Nano-micro polymeric structures with antimicrobial activity in solution
  • Antimicrobial/antifouling surfaces obtained by surface modification
  • Nano/microstructured Antibacterial Surfaces
  • Antimicrobial fibers and fabrics obtained by electro/melt spinning
  • Antimicrobial hydrogels
  • Antibacterial polymeric membranes
  • Environmental and safety issues
  • Applications and current status of antimicrobial polymers.

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