Preparation of antimicrobial surfaces on Polymeric Platforms

STRAGLIOTTO, M.F.; MOSCONI, G.; VALENTI, L.; ROMERO, M.R.; GIACOMELLI, C.E.; STRUMIA, M.C.; GOMEZ, C.G.

Simposio; XVI Latin-American Polymer Symposium (SLAP 2018), XIV Iberoamerican Polymer Congress (CIP 2018); 2018

Numerous antimicrobial agents, which are able to effectively inhibit the growth of microorganisms, have been developed1. Among them, biocidal polymers such as N-halamine antimicrobial polymers have been extensively studied over the past decade. These Nhalamines have long-term stability in aqueous solution and for their dry storage. N-halamines are particularly effective, safe to humans, and environmentally friendly1,2. The objective of this work was to modify superficially polypropylene (PP) films with N-halamide groups of adsorbed barbituric acid, to later evaluate their antimicrobial activity (AMA) against Staphylococcus aureus.