Polymeric nanoparticle and antimicrobial coating formulations

摘要

A composition and method for controlling the attachment and growth of microbial species on the surface of a coating consisting of adding to the coating formulation polymeric nanoparticles, which have a mean particle diameter of from 1 to 50nm, linked to bioactive molecules are disclosed. The bioactive molecules are linked to the polymeric nanoparticles via either covalent or ionic bonds. The bioactive molecules may either cleave off from the polymeric nanoparticles to become the biologically active molecules or may remain linked to the polymeric nanoparticles, thus making the polymeric / bioactive molecules the biologically active entities.A composition and method for controlling the attachment and growth of microbial species on the surface of a coating consisting of adding to the coating formulation polymeric nanoparticles, which have a mean particle diameter of from 1 to 50nm, linked to bioactive molecules are disclosed. The bioactive molecules are linked to the polymeric nanoparticles via either covalent or ionic bonds. The bioactive molecules may either cleave off from the polymeric nanoparticles to become the biologically active molecules or may remain linked to the polymeric nanoparticles, thus making the polymeric / bioactive molecules the biologically active entities.