Lactam coated textile

Abstract

The invention relates to a modified textile comprising a) a textile substrate; and, b) a lactam coating; and to the use of a lactam to impart anti-biofilm properties to a textile; and to the use of a lactam to inhibit biofilm growth on a textile substrate; wherein the lactam is selected from: (I) 4-(4-chlorophenyl)-5-methylene-pyrrol-2-one; and (II) 5-methylene-4-(p-tolyl)pyrrol-2-one; (III) 4-(4-bromophenyl)-5-methylene-pyrrol-2-one; (IV) 4-(3-chlorophenyl)-5-methylene-pyrrol-2-one; (V) 4-(2-fluorophenyl)-5-methylene-pyrrol-2-one; and (VI).

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