Quaternary ammonium eutectogels as a printable, antimicrobial material platform
Cationic eutectogels are prepared by photopolymerization of a mixture of a quaternary ammonium methacrylate, urea and a functional comonomer. Thermal, rheological and antimicrobial properties of these gels and use as 3D printing inks are shown.
Authors
- Alexandra L. Mutch (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9010-9047)
- Edgar H. H. Wong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5151-5045)
- Alex C. Bissember (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5515-2878)
- Stuart C. Thickett (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8168-3856)
- Alma Nicolau (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-2438-2006)
- Zeyu Shao
Institutions
- University of Tasmania (AU)
- UNSW Sydney (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- RSC Applied Polymers
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1039/d5lp00163c
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Surfactants and Colloidal Systems
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.94
Funders
- Australian Government
- University of Tasmania