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    Photocured Poly(Mannitol Sebacate) with Functional Methacrylic Monomer: Analysis of Physical, Chemical, and Biological Properties

    Year: 2023

    Journal: Polymers, Volume 15, 2023-01, page 1561

    Authors: Hevilla, Víctor; Sonseca, Águeda; Echeverría, Coro; Muñoz-Bonilla, Alexandra; Fernández-García, Marta

    Keywords: crosslinking; antimicrobial; cationic moieties; poly(mannitol sebacate); toxicity

    In this work, we described the formation of polymeric networks with potential antimicrobial character based on an acrylate oligomer, poly(mannitol sebacate) (PMS), and an enzymatically synthesized methacrylic monomer with thiazole groups (MTA). Networks with different content of MTA were prepared, and further physico-chemically characterized by microhardness, water contact angle measurements, and differential scanning calorimetry. Monomer incorporation into the networks and subsequent quaternization to provide thiazolium moieties affected the mechanical behavior and the surface wettability of the networks. Moreover, the introduction of permanent cationic charges in the network surface could give antimicrobial activity to them. Therefore, the antibacterial behavior and the hemotoxicity were analyzed against Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria and red blood cells, respectively.
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