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JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE-MATERIALS IN MEDICINE
Volume 23, Issue 1, Pages 37-45Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s10856-011-4503-4
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A novel methodology to create covalently linked polypeptide-siloxane hybrid materials by controlled n-carboxyanhydride ring opening polymerisation is disclosed. Poly-l-glutamic acid and poly-l-lysine conjugated products were formed that possessed excellent surface wettability. In addition, the poly-l-lysine-siloxane hybrids formed demonstrated bactericidal attributes against gram-positive Staphylococcus aureus and gram-negative Escherichia coli. It is anticipated that these materials may be of significance for the generation of hydrophilic siloxane-containing polymers that are commonly employed in contemporary medical devices.
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