Preparation of antimicrobial surfaces on polymeric platforms

MARIA FERNANDA STRAGLIOTTO; GIULIANA MOSCONI; LAURA E. VALENTI; MARCELO ROMERO; CARLA E GIACOMELLI; MIRIAM STRUMIA; CESAR GOMEZ

Mar del Plata

Congreso; XVI Simposio Latinoamericano de Polímeros y XIV Congreso iberoamericano de polímeros; 2018

SLAP

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 Nhalamines have long-term stability in aqueous solutionand for their dry storage. N-halamines are particularlyeffective, 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