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Anionic Polymerization of an Amphiphilic Copolymer for Preparation of Block Copolymer Micelles Stabilized by π-π Stacking Interactions
Published on: October 10, 2016
Antibacterial properties of poly (N,N-dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate) obtained at different initiator concentrations
Dawid Stawski1, Karolina Rolińska1, Dorota Zielińska1,2
1Institute of Material Technologies of Textiles and Polymer Composites, Lodz University of Technology, Lodz, Poland.
Abstract:
The samples of poly(N,N-dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate) were synthesized by radical polymerization. The amount of monomer and solvent was constant as opposed to an amount of initiator which was changing. No clear relationship between polymerization conditions and the molecular weight of the polymer was found, probably due to the branched configuration of produced polymer. Bactericidal interactions in all samples against Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria have been demonstrated. However, the observed effect has various intensities, depending on the type of bacteria and the type of sample.
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