Polymeric biocidal agents

A polymer having antimicrobial character comprising a major portion of a first monomer and an antimicrobial effective amount of a second monomer, said second monomer comprising:

• ##STR29## wherein A is an active polymerizable group;
• Q is phenylene;
• and R is --(CF.sub.2).sub.y CF.sub.3 wherein y=1-20, --(CH.sub.2).sub.x --O--C.sub.x H.sub.2x+1 wherein x=1-25, --(CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 O).sub.n (CH.sub.2 CHCH.sub.3 O).sub.m (CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 O).sub.p T wherein T=--H or any branched or unbranched C.sub.1-20 alkyl, n, m, and p=0-99, and n+m+p.gtoreq.1;
• --CHR'COOH wherein R, is H or any naturally occurring amino acid side chain, --(CH.sub.2).sub.x COOH, --(CH.sub.2).sub.x --(CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 O).sub.n --(CH.sub.2 CHCH.sub.3 O).sub.m (CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 O).sub.p --CO--NH--CH.sub.2 --CH.dbd.CH.sub.2, --(CH.sub.2).sub.x --CO--NH--(CH.sub.2).sub.x --CH.dbd.CH.sub.2 or --(CH.sub.2).sub.x --O--CO--CH.dbd.CH.sub.2.

A solution polymer composition having enhanced antimicrobial efficacy comprising a major portion of solvent and solubilized therein a polymer comprising a first monomer and an effective antimicrobial amount of a second monomer, said second monomer comprising:

• ##STR33## wherein A is an active polymerizable group;
• Q is phenylene;
• and R is --(CF.sub.2).sub.y CF:
• wherein y=1-20, --(CH.sub.2).sub.x --O--C.sub.x H.sub.2x+a wherein x=1-25, --(CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 O).sub.n (CH.sub.2 CHCH.sub.3 O).sub.m (CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 O).sub.p T wherein T=--H or any branched or unbranched C.sub.1-20 alkyl, and n, m, and p=0-99, n+m+p.gtoreq.1, --CHR'COOH wherein R' is H or any naturally occurring amino acid side chain, --(CH.sub.2).sub.x COOH, --(CH.sub.2).sub.x --(CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 O).sub.n --(CH.sub.2 CHCH.sub.3 ().sub.m (CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 O).sub.p --CO--NH--CH.sub.2 --CH.dbd.CH.sub.2, --(CH.sub.2).sub.x --CO--NH--CH.sub.2 --CH.dbd.CH.sub.2, or --(CH.sub.2).sub.x --O--CO--CH.dbd.CH.sub.2.