Preparation and characterization of isotactic polypropylene/zinc oxide microcomposites with antibacterial activity

Polymer Journal

Volumn 45, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 938-945

  Silvestre, Clara ^a   Cimmino, Sossio ^a   Pezzuto, Marilena ^a   Marra, Antonella ^b   Ambrogi, Veronica ^b   Dexpert Ghys, Jeannette ^c   Verelst, Marc ^c   Augier, Sylvain ^d   Romano, Ida ^e   Duraccio, Donatella ^a  

^a Istituto di Chimica e Tecnologia dei Polimeri   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^c CEMES CNRS   (France)

^d PYLOTE SAS   (France)

^e CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial activity; Composite materials; Photodegradation; Polypropylene; Properties; Spray pyrolysis; ZnO particles

Indexed keywords

ANTI-BACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTI-MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIBACTERIAL PROPERTIES; ISOTACTIC POLY(PROPYLENE) (IPP); ISOTACTIC POLYPROPYLENE; PROPERTIES; ULTRAVIOLET IRRADIATIONS; ZNO PARTICLES;

COMPOSITE MATERIALS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; PHOTODEGRADATION; POLYPROPYLENES; SPRAY PYROLYSIS; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY;

ZINC OXIDE;

EID: 84883676208     PISSN: 00323896     EISSN: 13490540     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/pj.2013.8     Document Type: Article

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