Synthesis, characterization and antimicrobial activity applications of grafted copolymer alginate-<i>g</i>-poly(<i>N</i>-vinyl imidazole)
Soliman Mehawed Abdellatif Soliman, Mohamed Fathi Sanad, Ahmed Esmail Shalan
Abstract
<italic>N</italic>-Vinyl imidazole was grafted onto sodium alginate (P<italic>N</italic>VI-<italic>g</italic>-NaAlg) through a free radical polymerization technique in aqueous solution using potassium persulfate (K<sub>2</sub>S<sub>2</sub>O<sub>8</sub>, KPS) initiator material.
Topics & Concepts
Potassium persulfateCopolymerImidazolePolymerizationPolymer chemistryAqueous solutionChemistryPersulfateMonomerAmmonium persulfateOrganic chemistryPolymerCatalysisAdvanced Polymer Synthesis and CharacterizationHydrogels: synthesis, properties, applicationsPolymer Surface Interaction Studies