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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 11, 2025
Filed:
Feb. 05, 2020
The Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas, Little Rock, AR (US);
Susanne Striegler, Fayetteville, AR (US);
Babloo Sharma, Fayetteville, AR (US);
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS, Little Rock, AR (US);
Abstract
Disclosed herein are antimicrobial materials comprising a carbohydrate-templated microgel and a plurality of metal ions complexed thereto. The carbohydrate-templated microgel comprises a network copolymer molecule comprising a monoacrylate monomer, a crosslinking monomer, and a ligand monomer and wherein the microgel is prepared by the copolymerization of the monoacrylate monomer, the crosslinking monomer, and the ligand monomer in the presence of a carbohydrate or a carbohydrate derivative. The microgels have antimicrobial activity and allow for implementation of multiple, simultaneous mechanisms of antimicrobial action.