Antibacterial Activity of Inverse Vulcanized Polymers.

ABSTRACT: Inverse vulcanization is a bulk polymerization method for synthesizing high sulfur content polymers from elemental sulfur, a byproduct of the petrochemical industry, with vinylic comonomers. There is growing interest in polysulfides as novel antimicrobial agents due to the antimicrobial activity of natural polysulfides found in garlic and onions (Tsao et al. J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2001, 47, 665-670). Herein, we report the antibacterial properties of several inverse vulcanized polymers against Gram-positive Staphylococcus aureus and Gram-negative Pseudomonas aeruginosa, two common causes of nosocomial infection and pathogens identified by the World Health Organization as priorities for antimicrobial development. High sulfur content polymers were synthes

SUBMITTER: Dop RA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7614836 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature