Polymeric Materials with Antimicrobial Activity

M. Fernández-García obtained a PhD in Chemistry under the supervision of Dr. E.L. Madruga at the Instituto de Ciencia y Tecnología de Polímeros (ICTP-CSIC). She conducted postdoctoral work at the National Institute of Standards and Technology, Maryland, USA (1997-1998),Institut für Technische Chemie, TU Clausthal, Germany (2000) before returning to the ICTP-CSIC in 1999. Her main research interest involves synthesis of new polymers and their structuration at micro and nano-levels as well as their chemistry applications as multifunctional materials.A. Muñoz-Bonilla obtained a PhD in Chemistry "European Doctorate Mection" at the Instituto de Ciencia y Tecnología de Polímeros (ICTP-CSIC). During 2005 she carried out a research stay, Marie Curie Visiting Research Student at the University of Warwick, (UK) in the group of Prof. D.M. Haddleton. Postdoctoral work included Laboratoire de Chimie des Polymères Organiques, Université de Bordeaux I-CNRS, France and Eindhoven University of Technology, Netherlands. Her main research is focused on the synthesis of complex architectures.M.L. Cerrada obtained a PhD in Chemistry at Instituto de Ciencia y Tecnología de Polímeros (ICTP-CSIC). She conducted her postdoctoral work at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) (Maryland, USA), Centre de Recherche, d’Ingénierie et de Technologie from Rhône-Poulenc Industralisation (Saint-Fons Cedex, France). She returned to the Instituto de Ciencia y Tecnología de Polímeros in 1999. Her main research interest involves the physico-chemical characterization of polymers focused on structural and viscoelastic standpoints.

• Introduction to Antimicrobial Polymeric Materials;Antimicrobial Activity of Chitosan in Food, Agriculture and Biomedicine;Synthesis, Antimicrobial Activity and Applications of Polymers with Ammonium and Phosphonium groups;Water-Soluble Antimicrobial Polymers for Functional Cellulose Fibres and Hygiene Paper Products;Polymer-Based Synthetic Mimics of Antimicrobial Peptides (SMAMPs) – A New Class of Nature-Inspired Antimicrobial Agents with Low Bacterial Resistance Formation Potential;Prevention of Hospital and Community Acquired Infections by Using Antibacterial Textiles and Clothing;Synthesis, Structure and Antimicrobial Activities of Polymeric and Nonpolymeric Silver and other Metal Complexes;Electrospun Polymer Nanofibers with Antimicrobial Activities;Biomimetic Polyurethanes;Antimicrobial Polymeric Dental Materials;Polymeric Materials Containing Natural Compounds with Antibacterial and Virucide Properties;Carbon-Based Polymer Nanocomposites: From Material Preparation to Antimicrobial Applications;Polymer/Copper-Based Materials for Antimicrobial Applications;Photocatalytic Oxide–Polymer (Nano)Composites for Antimicrobial Coatings and other Applications;Future Perspectives and Concluding Remarks;