Antimicrobial Substrates And Methods Of Use Thereof

An antimicrobial substrate comprising a substrate to which is covalently bonded an antimicrobial polymer,

• wherein said antimicrobial polymer comprises an alkylene oxide backbone to which are attached one or more alkyl and/or alkylene oxide primary branches,
• wherein at least one of the alkyl or alkylene oxide primary branches is functionalized with a quaternary ammonium group or a fluorinated group, or at least two of the alkyl and/or alkylene oxide primary branches are functionalized with a quaternary ammonium group and a fluorinated group,
• wherein at least one of the alkyl and/or alkylene oxide primary branches optionally contains one or more alkyl and/or alkylene oxide secondary branches that are functionalized with a quaternary ammonium group or a fluorinated group, or at least two of the alkyl and/or alkylene oxide secondary branches are functionalized with a quaternary ammonium group and a fluorinated group, and
• wherein said polymer is associated with an anion to maintain electro-neutrality when a quaternary ammonium group is present.