Polymers against Microorganisms: On the Race to Efficient Antimicrobial Materials

by Juan Rodríguez-Hernández

Overview

This book provides an introductory and general overview of advances in polymers towards their employment as antimicrobial materials. The author describes current approaches for avoiding microbial contamination, toward macro-molecular antibiotics, and prevention of antibiotic-resistant bacteria by use of polymers. He establishes the remaining issues and analyzes existing methodologies for treating bacterial infections and for preparing antimicrobial materials.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783319838670
Publisher:	Springer International Publishing
Publication date:	07/14/2018
Edition description:	Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2017
Pages:	278
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.25(h) x (d)

About the Author

Dr. Juan Rodriguez-Hernandez is a tenured researcher at the Institute of Polymer Science and Technology (ICTP-CSIC). From 2005, his research activity has been centered around the preparation of surfaces in which both the functionality and the nano-structuration can be controlled. His research group works on the rational of controlled functionalization and hierarchically structuration of polymer surfaces with different properties having interest in catalysis, friction or as antimicrobial interfaces.

Table of Contents

Polymers Against Microorganisms.- Bacterial infections: few concepts.- Chemical approaches to prepare antimicrobial polymers.- Nano-micro polymeric structures with antimicrobial activity in solution.- Antimicrobial/antifouling surfaces obtained by surface modification.- Nano/microstructured Antibacterial Surfaces.- Antimicrobial fibers and fabrics obtained by electro/melt spinning.- Antimicrobial hydrogels.- Antibacterial polymeric membranes.- Environmental and safety issues.- Applications and current status of antimicrobial polymers.