Development of an antibacterial polypropylene/polyurethane composite membrane for invisible orthodontics application.

Feng Yang, Chenyi Wu, Yuanzhang Jiang, Lin Tan, Rui Shu

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Article in Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Polyethylene-grafted poly(hexamethylene guanidine) modified ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene monofilaments and their antimicrobial properties.Royal Society open science · 2025
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Feng YangState Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, Department of Pediatric Dentistry, West China School of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.

Chenyi WuState Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, Department of Pediatric Dentistry, West China School of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.

Yuanzhang JiangState Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, College of Biomass Science and Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.

Lin TanState Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, College of Biomass Science and Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.

Rui ShuState Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, Department of Pediatric Dentistry, West China School of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.

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Abstract

In virtue of the advantages, such as aesthetics, designability, convenient removal, and comfortable experience, invisible orthodontics (IO) have been widely recognized and accepted by the public. However, most of the membranes currently used for IO only meet the requirement of shape retention. Other vital functions, like antibacterial and antifouling activities, are neglected. Herein, antibacterial composite membranes (ACMs) containing polypropylene (PP), thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) and poly (hexamethylene guanidine) hydrochloride-sodium stearate (PHMG-SS) were facilely manufactured through the hot-pressing membrane forming technology. ACMs were conferred with favorable transparency (∼70% in the visible light range) and excellent antibacterial ability. Experiment results demonstrated that bactericidal rates of ACMs against

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antibacterialantibiofilmantifoulinginvisible orthodonticsmembrane

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PMID37485323

DOI10.3389/fbioe.2023.1233398

PMCPMC10361250

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