The roadmap of antimicrobial polymeric materials in macromolecular nanotechnology

European Polymer Journal

Volumn 65, Issue , 2015, Pages 46-62

  Muñoz Bonilla, Alexandra ^a   Fernández García, Marta ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO DE CIENCIA Y TECNOLOGÍA DE POLÍMEROS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial; Nanocomposites; Nanofibers; Nanoparticles; Nanotextured surfaces; Self assembly

Indexed keywords

NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOFIBERS; NANOPARTICLES; NANOTECHNOLOGY; SELF ASSEMBLY;

ANTIMICROBIAL; NANO PRECIPITATIONS; NANOTEXTURED SURFACE; POLYMER SCIENCE; ROADMAP; SURFACE NANOSTRUCTURING;

MICROORGANISMS;

EID: 84925786799     PISSN: 00143057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2015.01.030     Document Type: Review

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