A biocompatible polylactide-ε-caprolactone polymer coated with poly(hexamethylene biguanide) displays antibacterial properties against slime-producing <i>S. epidermidis</i>
Biodegradable polymers produced by renewable sources as polylactide-ε-caprolactone equipped with antimicrobial poly(hexamethylene biguanide) are suitable materials for medical devices.
Authors
- Martin Jochum (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-9078-6525)
- Melanie Hornschuh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8928-342X)
- Carsten Becker‐Willinger (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2219-6249)
- Thomas Schmidt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8116-7555)
- Axel Krämer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4193-2149)
- Jan Schäfer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0652-5057)
- Paula Zwicker (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8891-7160)
- Gerald Müller
Institutions
- VSB - Technical University of Ostrava (CZ)
- Universitätsmedizin Greifswald (DE)
- Leibniz Institute for Plasma Science and Technology (DE)
- Leibniz-Institute for New Materials (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Materials Advances
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1039/d5ma00013k
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.79
Funders
- European Commission
- Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Technologie