Issue 48, 2011
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Chemical Communications

Antimicrobial surface grafted thermally responsive PNIPAM-co-ALA nano-gels†

Charlotte James,a   Andrew L. Johnsona  and  A. Toby A. Jenkins*a  

* Corresponding authors

a Department of Chemistry, University of Bath, Bath, BA2 7AY United Kingdom
E-mail: a.t.a.jenkins@bath.ac.uk
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Abstract

Thermally responsive Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) co-allylamine (PNIPAM-co-ALA) nano-gels were synthesised and grafted onto non-woven polypropylene. Silver nitrate was incorporated into the nano-gels in their expanded state and their antimicrobial properties tested. Bacterial growth was measured before and after the Lower Critical Solution Temperature. Below the LCST, bacteria grew, above the LCST bacterial growth was prevented or retarded.

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C1CC15372B
Article type
Communication
Submitted
29 Aug 2011
Accepted
13 Oct 2011
First published
01 Nov 2011

Chem. Commun., 2011,47, 12777-12779

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C. James, A. L. Johnson and A. T. A. Jenkins, Chem. Commun., 2011, 47, 12777 DOI: 10.1039/C1CC15372B

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