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Advanced Antimicrobial Materials and Applications: Maleic Anhydride Antimicrobial Polymers

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Care for human life should be a priority for all the people on Earth. The number of elements jeopardizing human life, including pathogenic microbes, has been increasing. Many microbial infections are often challenging to treat and result in the patient’s death. Moreover, the currently applied decontamination methods are often not effective. Therefore, research around the world has been focused on developing new solutions to fight against harmful microbes. An interesting and promising concept in this field are polymers exhibiting antimicrobial activity. Among such polymers, much attention has been paid to maleic anhydride-derived materials. Maleic anhydride is a well-known raw material used in a wide spectrum of industries. Due to its specific structure it finds its applications in many polymerization and copolymerization processes. Some of the products possess antimicrobial properties and can be used as protective coatings or drug carriers. This chapter presents the examples of the scientists achievements in the field of antimicrobial maleic anhydride polymers.

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Wal, K., Stawiński, W., Dmochowska, A., Rutkowski, P. (2021). Advanced Antimicrobial Materials and Applications: Maleic Anhydride Antimicrobial Polymers. In: Inamuddin, Ahamed, M.I., Prasad, R. (eds) Advanced Antimicrobial Materials and Applications. Environmental and Microbial Biotechnology. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-7098-8_7

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