| abstract |
Provided is an antimicrobial substrate comprising a substrate to which is covalently bonded an antimicrobial polymer, in which the antimicrobial polymer comprises an alkylene oxide backbone to which are attached one of more alkyl and/or alkylene oxide primary and/or secondary branches, at least one of the alkyl or alkylene oxide primary and/or secondary branches is functionalized with a quarternary ammonium of a flourinated group, or at least two of the alkyl and/or alkylene oxide primary and/or secondary branches are functionalized with a quarternary ammonium and a fixed group. The antimicrobial substrate can be used, for example, in a method for protecting an object against microbial infection, microbial colorization, or microbial transinfection comprising providing to the object an antimicrobial substrate. |