Preparation of antimicrobial surfaces on Polymeric Platforms

MARÍA FERNANDA STRAGLIOTTO; GIULIANA MOSCONI; LAURA E. VALENTI; MARCELO RICARDO ROMERO; CARLA E. GIACOMELLI; MIRIAM C. STRUMIA; CESAR G. GÓMEZ

Mar del Plata

Simposio; XVI Simposio Latinoamericano de Polímeros - XIV Congreso Iberoamericano de Polímeros; 2018

Numerous antimicrobial agents, which are able toeffectively inhibit the growth of microorganisms, havebeen developed1. Among them, biocidal polymers suchas N-halamine antimicrobial polymers have beenextensively studied over the past decade. These Nhalamineshave long-term stability in aqueous solutionand for their dry storage. N-halamines are particularlyefficacious, safe to humans, and environmentallyfriendly1,2. The objective of this work was to modifysuperficially polypropylene (PP) films with N-halamidegroups of adsorbed barbituric acid, to later evaluatetheir antimicrobial activity (AMA) againstStaphylococcus aureus.