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Design of Biomimetic Antimicrobial Polymers Publisher



Pal Singh Chauhan N1 ; Yazdanpanah A2 ; Mozafari M3, 4
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  1. 1. Department of Chemistry, Bhupal Nobles’ University, Udaipur, 313002, Rajasthan, India
  2. 2. Bioengineering Research Group, Nanotechnology and Advanced Materials Department, Materials and Energy Research Center (MERC), Tehran, Iran
  3. 3. Cellular and Molecular Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  4. 4. Department of Tissue Engineering & Regenerative Medicine, Faculty of Advanced Technologies in Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Source: Biocidal Polymers Published:2019


Abstract

There have been several attempts toward synthesis and design of biomimetic antimicrobial polymers. Many cationic antimicrobial polymers have been proposed sofar to act in a manner similar to membrane-active antimicrobial peptides, such as magainin.A literature search indicates that there are different synthesis strategies and polymers for this purpose, methacrylate-based copolymers, phenylene ethynylenes, polynorbornene by-products, amphiphilc arylamide polymers.In this chapter, the basic principles and recent developments of polymeric antimicrobials has been reviewed, along with a mechanistic approach to better understand the role of this class of materials in different applications. © 2020 Walter de Gruyter GmbH, Berlin/Boston.