Electrospun polyurethane membrane with Ag/ZnO microparticles as an antibacterial surface on polyurethane sheets |
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| Authors: | Michaela Pelí?ková Petr Slobodian Vladimír Sedla?ík Martin Zatloukal Ivo Ku?itka |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Centre of Polymer Systems, University Institute, Tomas Bata University in Zlín, Zlín, Czech Republic;2. Polymer Centre, Faculty of Technology, Tomas Bata University in Zlín, Zlín, Czech Republic |
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| Abstract: | A method of antibacterial modification of the polyurethane (PU) surface is presented in this article. An electrospun PU membrane with an incorporated antibacterial agent was applied as a coating of the PU sheets. As an antibacterial agent, a hybrid bimetallic filler was used; it combined the antibacterial effects of silver and zinc oxide. With an electrospun submicrometer‐fiber membrane, the filler was uniformly and thinly applied on the PU surface by compression molding. The antibacterial activities of three filler concentrations were tested, and they demonstrated an effective antibacterial action against Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli. © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 2016 , 133, 43020. |
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| Keywords: | composites polyurethanes surfaces and interfaces |
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