Antibacterial coatings
Quaternary ammonium-functionalized surfaces are studied as contact-active antibacterial coatings for biomedical and public-touch materials.
- Also known as
- antimicrobial coating, antibacterial surface
Overview
Surface coatings designed to reduce bacterial attachment or survival.
Quaternary ammonium-functionalized surfaces are studied as contact-active antibacterial coatings for biomedical and public-touch materials.
Identifiers
- Also known as
- antimicrobial coating, antibacterial surface
Applications
Quaternary ammonium antibacterial polymer coating
A chloroalkane-to-amine route can feed quaternary ammonium functionality, which is then immobilized on polymers or surfaces for contact-active antibacterial behavior.
- Industry
- Biomedical coatings
- Example
- Covalently attached quaternary ammonium surfaces have been reported as contact-active antibacterial materials.
Connected reactions
- Surface immobilization: Quaternary ammonium compounds → Antibacterial coatings
Immobilized quaternary ammonium groups are studied for contact-active antibacterial coatings.
References
- Contact-active antimicrobial surfaces containing quaternary ammonium compoundsJoerg C. Tiller and co-workers · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2001
Classic example of covalently attached quaternary ammonium groups for contact-active surfaces.