Polymers against Microorganisms
On the Race to Efficient Antimicrobial Materials| By: | Juan Rodríguez-Hernández |
| Publisher: | Springer Nature |
| Print ISBN: | 9783319479606 |
| eText ISBN: | 9783319479613 |
| Edition: | 0 |
| Copyright: | 2017 |
| Format: | Page Fidelity |
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This book provides an introductory and general overview of advances in polymers towards their employment as antimicrobial materials. The author describes current approaches for avoiding microbial contamination, toward macro-molecular antibiotics, and prevention of antibiotic-resistant bacteria by use of polymers. He establishes the remaining issues and analyzes existing methodologies for treating bacterial infections and for preparing antimicrobial materials.