Antimicrobial polymers capable of supramolecular assembly
AssigneesInternational Business Machines Corporation, Agency for Science, Technology and Research
InventorsJames L. Hedrick, Mareva B. Fevre, Nathaniel H. Park, Victoria A. Piunova, Yi Yan Yang, Pang Kern Jeremy Tan
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Abstract
Techniques regarding chemical compounds with antimicrobial functionality are provided. For example, one or more embodiments describe herein can comprise a monomer that can comprise a molecular backbone. The molecular backbone can comprise a bis(urea)guanidinium structure covalently bonded to a functional group, which can comprise a radical. Also, the monomer can have supramolecular assembly functionality.
Claims20
A method for making a chemical compound, comprising:
- dissolving an amine monomer with an electrophile in a solvent, the amine monomer comprising a molecular backbone, and the molecular backbone comprising a bis(urea)guanidinium structure;
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- polymerizing the amine monomer and the electrophile to form the chemical compound comprising an ionene unit, the ionene unit comprising a cation located along the molecular backbone.
A method for making a copolymer, comprising:
- dissolving a first amine monomer, a second amine monomer, and an electrophile in solvent, the first amine monomer comprising a molecular backbone, the molecular backbone comprising a bis(urea)guanidinium structure, the second amine monomer comprising a degradable backbone, and the degradable backbone comprising a terephthalamide structure;
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- polymerizing the first amine monomer and the second amine monomer with the electrophile to form the copolymer, the copolymer comprising a first cation distributed along the molecular backbone and a second cation distributed along the degradable backbone.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.