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ArticlePolymers2021

New Hybrid Copper Nanoparticles/Conjugated Polyelectrolyte Composite with Antibacterial Activity.

Ignacio A Jessop, Yasmín P Pérez, Andrea Jachura, Hipólito Nuñez, Cesar Saldías, Mauricio Isaacs, Alain Tundidor-Camba, Claudio A Terraza, Ingrid Araya-Durán, María B Camarada and 1 more

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Article in Polymers, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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5 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors.

Ignacio A JessopOrganic and Polymeric Materials Research Laboratory, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Tarapacá. P.O. Box 7-D, Arica 1000007, Chile.
Yasmín P PérezOrganic and Polymeric Materials Research Laboratory, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Tarapacá. P.O. Box 7-D, Arica 1000007, Chile.
Andrea JachuraOrganic and Polymeric Materials Research Laboratory, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Tarapacá. P.O. Box 7-D, Arica 1000007, Chile.
Hipólito NuñezOrganic and Polymeric Materials Research Laboratory, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Tarapacá. P.O. Box 7-D, Arica 1000007, Chile.
Cesar SaldíasFacultad de Química y de Farmacia, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago 7820436, Chile.
Mauricio IsaacsFacultad de Química y de Farmacia, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago 7820436, Chile.
Alain Tundidor-CambaResearch Laboratory for Organic Polymers (RLOP), Facultad de Química y de Farmacia, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago 7820436, Chile.ORCID 0000-0001-8653-8722
Claudio A TerrazaResearch Laboratory for Organic Polymers (RLOP), Facultad de Química y de Farmacia, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago 7820436, Chile.
Ingrid Araya-DuránCentro de Nanotecnología Aplicada, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Mayor, Santiago 8580745, Chile.
María B CamaradaCentro de Nanotecnología Aplicada, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Mayor, Santiago 8580745, Chile.
José J Cárcamo-VegaUniversidad de Tarapacá, P.O. Box 6-D, Arica 1000000, Chile.ORCID 0000-0001-9360-9023

Funding

Fondo Nacional de Desarrollo Científico y Tecnológico 11180088Universidad de Tarapacá UTA-Pregrado N° 4749-18
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In the search for new materials to fight against antibiotic-resistant bacteria, a hybrid composite from metallic copper nanoparticles (CuNPs) and a novel cationic π-conjugated polyelectrolyte (CPE) were designed, synthesized, and characterized. The CuNPs were prepared by chemical reduction in the presence of CPE, which acts as a stabilizing agent. Spectroscopic analysis and electron microscopy showed the distinctive band of the metallic CuNP surface plasmon and their random distribution on the CPE laminar surface, respectively. Theoretical calculations on CuNP/CPE deposits suggest that the interaction between both materials occurs through polyelectrolyte side chains, with a small contribution of its backbone electron density. The CuNP/CPE composite showed antibacterial activity against Gram-positive (

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antibacterial activityconjugated polyelectrolytecopper nanoparticlesnanoparticles-polyelectrolyte hybrid compositenanoparticles stabilization

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PMID33513801
PMCPMC7865910

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