Silicone Biocides
Silicones can be effective biocides. (RDC 10/2/2009)
Recent Journal Articles
Fabrication of antibacterial silicone composite by an antibacterial agent deposition, solution casting and crosslinking technique
(1461–1466) Polymer International 60 #10 (2011)
Tang et al, China, formed an antibacterial composite coating layer is inversely in situ on the silicone substrate by a novel technique involving deposition of an antibacterial agent, solution casting and crosslinking of a silicone resin. The antibacterial particles were strongly bonded to the matrix silicone and evenly dispersed on the coating surface. The co-instantaneous crosslinking within the coating layer and polymer substrate as well as the graded structure formed lead to good adhesion between the two parts. The silicone composite shows a highly efficient antibacterial activity with no cytotoxicity to HL-60 cells. Compared with the commonly used methods of incorporating antibacterial agents into the silicone substrate, such as multiple dip-coating, surface grafting or simple blending, the proposed process is easily operated and is promising for forming a percutaneous or subcutaneous device with the capacity for efficient sterilization in an economical way. (RDC 9/15/2011)
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