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Discover the Latest Research in Antimicrobial Technology

Below you will find cutting-edge studies and research on antimicrobial coatings, wound dressings, and other innovative technologies. From a scalable and rechargeable antimicrobial coating for food safety applications to a conformal hydrogel coating on catheters, these studies showcase the latest advancements in antimicrobial technology.

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Scalable and Rechargeable Antimicrobial Coating for Food Safety Applications

Qiao M, Liu Q, Yong Y, Pardo Y, Worobo R, Liu Z, Jiang S, Ma M. 2018. Journal of

Agricultural and Food Chemistry., 66, 11441. (featured on cover)

https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jafc.8b03864

Novel chlorine-extending polymer coating with prolonged antiviral activity against SARS-CoV-2

Zhang Y, Choi Y, Demir B, Ekbataniamiri F, Fulton M, Ma M, Schang L, Gage L, Qiao

M. Letters in Applied Microbiology. 2022 Aug 16. https://doi.org/10.1111/lam.13804

Zwitterion and N-halamine functionalized cotton wound dressing with enhanced antifouling, antibacterial, and hemostatic properties

Yidan Zhang, Buket Demir, Gregory Bertsch, Mingyu Quao

International Journal of Biological Materials, Volume 230, March 2023, 123121

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0141813022032688?via%3Dihub

N-Halamine modified thermoplastic polyurethane with rechargeable antimicrobial function for food contact surface

Qiao M, Ren T, Huang TS, Weese J, Liu Y, Ren X, and Farag R. 2017. Royal Society

of Chemistry Advances 7: 1233-1240. DOI: 10.1039/C6RA25502G

https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2017/ra/c6ra25502g#!

N-Halamine Biocidal Materials with Superior Antimicrobial Efficacies for Wound Dressings

Demir B, Broughton RM, Qiao M, Huang TS, and Worley SD. 2017. Molecules 22

(10), 1582. DOI: 10.3390/molecules22101582

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28934124/

Conformal Hydrogel Coatings on Catheters To Reduce Biofouling

Yong Y, Qiao M, Chiu A, Fuchs S, Liu Q, Pardo Y, Worobo R, Liu Z, Ma M. 2019.

Langmuir, 35(5):1927-1934.  DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.8b03074

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30441901/

A Broad-Spectrum Antimicrobial and Antiviral Membrane Inactivates SARS-CoV-2 in Minutes

Liu Q, Zhang Y, Liu W, Wang L, Choi Y, Fulton M, Fuchs S, Shariati K, Qiao M, Bernat

V, Ma M. 2021. Advanced Functional Materials, 2021, 31, 2103477.

https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.202103477

N-halamine polyelectrolytes used for preparation of antibacterial polypropylene nonwoven fabrics and study on their basal cytotoxicity and mutagenicity

Liu Y, Qiao M, Lv C, Ren X, Buschle-Diller G, Huang, TS. 2019. International Journal of Polymeric Materials and Polymeric Biomaterials, 1-8.

https://doi.org/10.1080/00914037.2019.1636250

Residual Antimicrobial Research

EPA - Interim Method for Evaluating the Efficacy of Antimicrobial Surface Coatings

https://www.epa.gov/sites/default/files/2020-10/documents/interim_method_testing_residual_coatings.pdf

EPA - Test Method for Evaluating the Efficacy of Antimicrobial Surface Coatings

https://www.epa.gov/system/files/documents/2022-09/MB-40-00.pdf

Virucidal efficacy of antimicrobial surface coatings against the enveloped bacteriophage Φ6,

Calfee et al. J Appl Microbiol . 2022 Mar;132(3):1813-1824. doi: 10.1111/jam.15339. Epub 2021 Nov 3

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34695284/ 

Healthcare-associated Infection (HAI) Research

Food Safety Research

CDC - Estimated annual number of hospitalizations and deaths caused by 31 pathogens transmitted commonly by food, United State

https://www.cdc.gov/foodborneburden/pdfs/scallan-estimated-hospitalizations-deaths-foodborne-pathogens.pdf

Antimicrobial Resistance Research

NIH - Antimicrobial Resistance: Implications and Costs

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6929930/#

CDC- Health Topics – Healthcare Associated Infections (HAI)

https://www.cdc.gov/policy/polaris/healthtopics/hai/index.html

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