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The antibacterial activity and mechanism of polyurethane coating with quaternary ammonium salt

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An antibacterial PU coating with QAS was developed from polycarbonate diol (PCDL), 4,4'-Diphenylmethane diisocyanate (MDI), 3-dimethylamino-1,2-propanediol (DMAPD) and 1-bromododecane. The structural composition and surface morphology of this PU coating were characterized by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR) and scanning electron microscope (SEM). Besides, the QAS-bearing PU showed markedly antimicrobial activity against both gram-positive Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) and gram-negative Escherichia coli (E. coli). The samples were marked as PU-2, PU-3, PU-4, PU-5, PU-6 and PU-7 according to the different theoretical molar fraction of DMAPD in chain extenders, which were 20, 30, 40, 50, 60 and 70%, respectively. Apparently, PU-4 coating showed the best antibacterial activity against S. aureus, whereas PU-5 against E. coli.

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  1. College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Yangtze University, **gzhou, 434023, China

    Yalan Wang & Junzhe Ai

  2. Key Laboratory of Preparation and Applications of Environmental Friendly Materials, Ministry of Education, Jilin Normal University, Changchun, 130103, China

    Juan Du, Renming Liu, Zhiyi Li, Tingyu Yang & Chunbo Liu

  3. College of Chemistry, Jilin Normal University, Si**, 136000, China

    Juan Du & Renming Liu

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  5. College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Jilin Normal University, Si**, 13600, China

    Zhiyi Li, Tingyu Yang & Chunbo Liu

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Wang, Y., Du, J., Guo, H. et al. The antibacterial activity and mechanism of polyurethane coating with quaternary ammonium salt. J Polym Res 29, 47 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10965-022-02904-y

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