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ArticlePolymers2025

Quaternized Polysulfones as Matrix for the Development of Broad-Spectrum Antimicrobial Coatings for Medical Devices.

Oana Dumbrava, Irina Rosca, Daniela Ailincai, Luminita Marin

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Article in Polymers, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors.

Oana Dumbrava"Petru Poni" Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry, 700487 Iasi, Romania.ORCID 0000-0002-9605-0832
Irina Rosca"Petru Poni" Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry, 700487 Iasi, Romania.ORCID 0000-0003-3080-1709
Daniela Ailincai"Petru Poni" Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry, 700487 Iasi, Romania.
Luminita Marin"Petru Poni" Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry, 700487 Iasi, Romania.ORCID 0000-0003-3987-4912

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The development and application of antimicrobial coatings has become increasingly important in both medical and industrial settings due to the rising threat of microbial contamination and antibiotic resistance. This paper focuses on the formulation, characterization, and investigation of coatings based on quaternized polysulfone, which are designed to encapsulate two broad-spectrum antimicrobial drugs with complementary activity, amphotericin B (AmB) and norfloxacin (NFX), with the primary aim of inhibiting pathogen colonization on surgical instruments. Structural characterization using FTIR,

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amphotericin Bantimicrobialantioxidantcoatingsnorfloxacinquaternized polysulfone

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PMID40647878
PMCPMC12251730

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