Nonionic nontoxic antimicrobial polymers: indole-grafted poly(vinyl alcohol) with pendant alkyl or ether groups
Xiaoya Li, Sedef İlk, Yang Liu, Deepak Raina, Deniz Demircan, Baozhong Zhang
Abstract
A series of new nonionic antimicrobial polymers with a biodegradable polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) backbone grafted with indole units and different hydrophobic alkyl or ether groups were synthesized by facile esterification.
Topics & Concepts
Indole testVinyl alcoholEtherVinyl etherPolymer chemistryChemistryAntimicrobialAlkylAlcoholOrganic chemistryPolymerMonomerAntimicrobial agents and applicationsbiodegradable polymer synthesis and propertiesMicroplastics and Plastic Pollution