UV-cured thiol–ene eugenol/ZnO composite materials with antibacterial properties

Abstract

New UV-cured allyl-eugenol networks have recently been developed as efficient antibacterial materials by using “click” chemistry. In recent years, multifunctional zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NPs) have increasingly been used as effective antimicrobial inorganic compounds. The originality of this work lies in combining ZnO NPs with eugenol-based networks so as to enhance their antibacterial properties. This investigation highlights a straightforward one-step route to sustainable hybrid materials whose antibacterial properties against Staphylococcus aureus and Echerichia coli are improved without altering the network properties. These new hybrid materials with bioactive surface could be used for many biomedical applications.