Grafting of light‐activated antimicrobial materials to nylon films

Jennifer Sherrill, Stephen Michielsen, Igor Stojiljković

Journal of Polymer Science Part A Polymer Chemistry · 2002 · 43 citations · 3 references

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Abstract

Abstract Protoporphyrin IX and zinc protoporphyrin IX were grafted to the surface of nylon‐6,6 films via an ethylene diamine bridge and a poly(acrylic acid) (PAA) scaffold. X‐ray photoelectron spectroscopy showed that approximately 57% of the nylon surface was covered by PAA and approximately 6% of the carboxylic acid groups in PAA were grafted to the ethylene diamine derivative of protoporphyrin IX or its zinc salt. © 2002 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 41: 41–47, 2003

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