PST 536E - Antimicrobial Polymers

Course Objectives

1. To understand antimicrobial host defense peptites
2. To understand synthesis and characterization of antimicrobial polymers
3. How to make surface coating and sterilization
4. To look into Industrial applications (water, textile, food industry etc.)
5. To define instrumental methods to understand bacteria/polymer interaction

Course Description

Infectious disease is a critically important global healthcare issue. The rapid development of bacterial resistance, to even our most powerful antibiotics, is increasing at an alarming rate. New antimicrobial agents and steril surfaces that show broad spectrum activity and long range lasting should have developed and applied in the field to prevent secondary infection. In this course syntesis and applications of antimicrobial polymers and nanocomposites will be discussed.