Biodegradable Polycaprolactone-Titania Nanocomposites: Preparation, Characterization and Antimicrobial Properties

Muñoz‐Bonilla, Alexandra; Cerrada, María L.; Fernández‐García, Marta; Kubacka, Anna; Ferrer, Manuel; Fernández, M.

doi:10.3390/ijms14059249

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“…Such materials have displayed potent and broad spectrum antimicrobial activity [17]. The polycaprolactone-titania nanocomposites have been shown to decrease surface colonization of Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus [18]. Similarly, introduction of (+)usnic acid, a natural antimicrobial agent into modified polyurethane prevented biofilm formation on the polymer surface by Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa [19].…”

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Antibiofilm Activity of Epoxy/Ag-TiO2 Polymer Nanocomposite Coatings against Staphylococcus Aureus and Escherichia Coli

Santhosh¹,

Natarajan²

2015

Coatings

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Dispersion of functional inorganic nano-fillers like TiO2 within polymer matrix is known to impart excellent photobactericidal activity to the composite. Epoxy resin systems with Ag + ion doped TiO2 can have combination of excellent biocidal characteristics of silver and the photocatalytic properties of TiO2. The inorganic antimicrobial incorporation into an epoxy polymeric matrix was achieved by sonicating laboratory-made nano-scale anatase TiO2 and Ag-TiO2 into the industrial grade epoxy resin. The resulting epoxy composite had ratios of 0.5-2.0 wt% of nano-filler content. The process of dispersion of Ag-TiO2 in the epoxy resin resulted in concomitant in situ synthesis of silver nanoparticles due to photoreduction of Ag + ion. The composite materials were characterized by DSC and SEM. The glass transition temperature (Tg) increased with the incorporation of the nanofillers over the neat polymer. The materials synthesized were coated on glass petri dish. Anti-biofilm property of coated material due to combined release of biocide, and photocatalytic activity under static conditions in petri dish was evaluated against Staphylococcus aureus ATCC6538 and Escherichia coli K-12 under UV irradiation using a crystal violet binding assay. Prepared composite showed significant inhibition of biofilm development in both the organisms. Our studies indicate that the effective dispersion and optimal release of biocidal agents was responsible for anti-biofilm activity of the surface. The reported thermoset coating materials can be used as bactericidal surfaces either in industrial or healthcare settings to reduce the microbial loads. OPEN ACCESSCoatings 2015, 5 96

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Antibiofilm Activity of Epoxy/Ag-TiO2 Polymer Nanocomposite Coatings against Staphylococcus Aureus and Escherichia Coli

Santhosh¹,

Natarajan²

2015

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“…This polymer is non-toxic, fl exible and hydrophobic 1 . PCL is highly processible as it is soluble in a wide range of organic solvents.…”

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Biodegradation of poly(ε-caprolactone) in natural water environments

Heimowska

Morawska

Bocho-Janiszewska

2017

Polish Journal of Chemical Technology

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The environmental degradation of poly(ε-caprolactone) [PCL] in natural fresh water (pond) and in The Baltic Sea is presented in this paper. The characteristic parameters of both environments were measured during experiment and their infl uence on the biodegradation of the samples was discussed. The loss of weight and changes of surface morphology of polymer samples were tested during the period of incubation. The poly(ε-caprolactone) was more biodegradable in natural sea water than in pond. PCL samples were completely assimilated over the period of six weeks incubation in The Baltic Sea water, but after forty two weeks incubation in natural fresh water the polymer weight loss was about 39%. The results have confi rmed that the investigated polymers are susceptible to an enzymatic attack of microorganisms, but their activity depends on environments.

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“…PCL is a hydrophobic biodegradable polyester used in a wide range of applications such as food packaging, engineering materials and adhesives [32][33][34][35][36]. It is a semi-crystalline polyester with T m ~ 55-70 °C and T g ~ -60 °C that can be synthesised through ring-opening polymerisation of ε-caprolactone (ε-CL) using catalysts such as stannous octanoate or enzymes such as Candida Antarctica Lipase B [37,38].…”

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High-pressure rheological analysis of CO2-induced melting point depression and viscosity reduction of poly(ε-caprolactone)

Curia

Focatiis

Howdle

2015

Polymer

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(2015) High-pressure rheological analysis of CO2-induced melting point depression and viscosity reduction of poly(ε-caprolactone). Polymer, Access from the University of Nottingham repository: http://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/45413/1/curia_polymer2015_preprint.pdf Copyright and reuse:The Nottingham ePrints service makes this work by researchers of the University of Nottingham available open access under the following conditions. This article is made available under the Creative Commons Attribution Non-commercial No Derivatives licence and may be reused according to the conditions of the licence. For more details see: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.5/ A note on versions:The version presented here may differ from the published version or from the version of record. If you wish to cite this item you are advised to consult the publisher's version. Please see the repository url above for details on accessing the published version and note that access may require a subscription. Furthermore, a significant decrease in the viscosity of two PCL grades with different molecular weight (M n~1 0 kDa and 80 kDa) was also detected upon increasing the CO 2 pressure to 300 bar.Experimental viscosity data were fitted to the Carreau model to quantify the extent of the plasticising effects on the zero-shear viscosity and relaxation time under different conditions. Similar analyses were conducted under high-pressure nitrogen, to compare the effects obtained in the presence of a non-plasticising gas.

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Biodegradable Polycaprolactone-Titania Nanocomposites: Preparation, Characterization and Antimicrobial Properties

Cited by 66 publications

References 65 publications

Antibiofilm Activity of Epoxy/Ag-TiO2 Polymer Nanocomposite Coatings against Staphylococcus Aureus and Escherichia Coli

Antibiofilm Activity of Epoxy/Ag-TiO2 Polymer Nanocomposite Coatings against Staphylococcus Aureus and Escherichia Coli

Biodegradation of poly(ε-caprolactone) in natural water environments

High-pressure rheological analysis of CO2-induced melting point depression and viscosity reduction of poly(ε-caprolactone)

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