Study on the Antimicrobial Properties of Citrate-Based Biodegradable Polymers

Study on the Antimicrobial Properties of Citrate-Based Biodegradable Polymers

Citrate-based polymers possess unique advantages for various biomedical applications since citric acid is a natural metabolism product, which is biocompatible and antimicrobial. In polymer synthesis, citric acid also provides multiple functional groups to control the crosslinking of polymers and act...

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Main Authors: Lee-Chun eSu, Zhiwei eXie, Yi eZhang, Kytai Truong Nguyen, Jian eYang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology
Subjects:
Citric Acid
Elastomers
Wound Dressing
antimicrobial polymers
Crosslinking
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fbioe.2014.00023/full

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