Polymer Bulletin, Vol.44, No.4, 401-408, 2000
Synthesis, characterization and biocidal properties of epoxy resins containing quaternary ammonium salts
Quaternary ammonium salts (QAS) were covalently-bound to epoxy resins of different DP in two steps: addition of a N,N-dialkylaminoethanethiol followed by the quaternization of the tertiary amine by an alkylbromide. (C8H17Br to C14H29Br). The products were characterized by H-1 NMR spectroscopy; The QAS-containing oligomers were used as polyols to prepare polyurethane (PU) films by reaction with a triisocyanate. The films show a good bactericidal activity against Escherichia coli, which is preserved after 6 months of immersion in water.
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