Investigation Of New Antimicrobial Polymers

环氧化物和酸酐的开环共聚已被证明可以有效地产生无限数量的化学上不同的聚合物，每种聚合物都具有独特的化学和物理性质。这在聚合物中产生了“拨号属性”水平的灵活性，这些聚合物都是可生物降解的或通过解聚可化学回收的。该项目将使用这类聚合物生产抗菌材料，并将提供与其化学，生物和机械性能相关的数据。

The ring-opening co-polymerisation of epoxides and anhydrides has been shown to yield an effectively limitless number of chemically distinct polymers, each with unique chemical and physical properties. This has generated a "dial a property" level of flexibility in polymers, that are all biodegradable or chemically recyclable by de-polymerisation. This project will use this class of polymers to produce antimicrobial materials, and will supply data relating to their chemical, biological, and mechanical properties.