Cationic poly([R]-3-hydroxybutyrate) copolymers as antimicrobial agents

• Main Authors: Liow, Sing Shy, Chee, Pei Lin, Owh, Cally, Zhang, Kangyi, Zhou, Yubin, Gao, Feng, Lakshminarayanan, Rajamani, Loh, Xian Jun
• Other Authors: School of Materials Science and Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2021
• Subjects: Engineering::Materials; Antimicrobial Copolymer; Biodegradable
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/150970
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Poly([R]-3-hydroxybutyrate) (PHB), a natural biodegradable polyester, has attracted much attention as a new biomaterial because of its sustainability and good biocompatibility. In this study, it is discovered that PHB can be conveniently functionalized to obtain a number of platform chain architectu...