SISTEMAS ANTIFUNGICOS BIOINSPIRADOS

摘要

Bioinspired antifungal systems. The invention relates to novel systems based on substrates containing covalently bonded ergosterol molecules that can comprise antifungal compounds imitating the joining of the antifungal agent to the wall of the fungi. When the systems of the invention loaded with antifungal agents are in the presence of fungi, the transfer process is accelerated as a competition is established for the antifungal agent between the ergosterol of the systems of the invention and the ergosterol of the wall of the fungi. The systems according to the invention are useful for the prevention of colonisation by fungi and/or for the treatment of infections by fungi, in applications such as systems for the release of antifungal active substances, and packagings or coverings for work surfaces.