Synthesis of antibacterial glycosylated polycaprolactones bearing imidazoliums with reduced hemolytic activity

• Main Authors: Xu, Yuan, Zhang, Kaixi, Reghu, Sheethal, Lin, Yichao, Chan-Park, Mary Bee Eng, Liu, Xue-Wei
• Other Authors: School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: Engineering::Chemical engineering; Antimicrobial; Biodegradable
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/138573
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Most synthetic antimicrobial polymers are not biodegradable, thus limiting their potential for large-scale applications in personal care disinfection and environmental contaminations. Poly(ε-caprolactone) (PCL) is known to be both biodegradable and biocompatible, thus representing an ideal candidate...