Antimicrobial Polymers Lagaron Hardback Wiley–Blackwell 9780470598221

Antimicrobial PolymersAuthor(s): Jose Maria Lagaron, Maria Jose Ocio, Amparo Lopez-Rubio\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc, United States\nImprint: John Wiley & Sons Inc\nISBN-13: 9780470598221, 978-0470598221\nSynopsis\nThe pioneering guide on the design, processing, and testing of antimicrobial plastic materials and coatings\n\n The manifestation of harmful microbes in plastic materials used in medical devices and drugs, water purification systems, hospital equipment, textiles, and food packaging pose alarming health threats to consumers by exposing them to many serious infectious diseases. As a result, high demand for intensifying efforts in the R of antimicrobial polymers has placed heavy reliance on both academia and industry to find viable solutions for producing safer plastic materials. To assist researchers and students in this endeavor, Antimicrobial Polymers explores coupling contaminant-deterring biocides and plasticsfocusing particular attention .