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AuthorPopelka, Anton
AuthorNovák, Igor
AuthorLehocký, Marián
AuthorKrupa, Igor
Available date2022-04-13T06:55:09Z
Publication Date2014
Publication NameQatar Foundation Annual Research Conference Proceedings
Resourceqscience
CitationPopelka, Anton. Novák, Igor. Lehocký, Marián. Krupa, Igor (2014). Antibacterial Modification Of Polyethylene By Multistage Process Utilizing Low-temperature Plasma. Qatar Foundation Annual Research Conference Proceedings 2014: HBPP0279 https://doi.org/10.5339/qfarc.2014.HBPP0279
ISSN2226-9649
URIhttps://doi.org/10.5339/qfarc.2014.HBPP0279
URIhttp://hdl.handle.net/10576/29625
AbstractLimiting factor of PE application in healthcare is high susceptibility of polyethylene towards bacterial growth. For this reason, antibacterial treatment of PE foils using appropriate antibacterial agents was used in this work. Benzalkonium chloride and bronopol were selected due to their satisfactory antibacterial effect confirmed by applications in medical and cosmetic industry. These antibacterial agents were immobilized onto PE surface by a multistage approach via polyacrylic acid brushes grafting onto the PE surface pre-treated by low-temperature plasma. Measurements of surface energy, X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS), Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy with Attenuated Total Reflectance (FTIR-ATR), Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), and Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) were used for investigation of surface changes after antibacterial modification of PE. Moreover, the antibacterial effect was evaluated by inhibition zone measurements of Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli bacterial strains.
Languageen
PublisherHamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press)
SubjectPE application
healthcare
TitleAntibacterial Modification Of Polyethylene By Multistage Process Utilizing Low-temperature Plasma
TypeConference Paper
Issue Number1
Volume Number2014
dc.accessType Open Access


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