Abstract
The commercial polymeric anhydride poly(methyl vinyl ether-alt-maleic anhydride) (PVM/MA) is converted by reaction with NaOH to give poly(methyl vinyl ether-alt-mono-sodium maleate) (PVM/Na-MA). By addition of AgNO 3-solution, the formation of the silver(i) supramolecular polymer hydrogel poly[methyl vinyl ether-alt-mono-sodium maleate]·AgNO 3 is reported. Freeze-dried samples of the hydrogel show a mesoporous network of polycarboxylate ligands that are crosslinked by silver(i) cations. In the intact hydrogel, ion-exchange studies are reported and it is shown that Ag+ ions can be exchanged by copper(ii) cations without disintegration of the hydrogel. The silver(i) hydrogel shows effective antibacterial activity and potential application as burn wound dressing. © the Partner Organisations 2014.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 6406 |
Journal | Journal of Materials Chemistry B |
Volume | 2 |
Issue number | 37 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jul 30 2014 |
Bibliographical note
KAUST Repository Item: Exported on 2020-10-01Acknowledgements: The authors thank Dr Lan Zhao, Dr Omar El Tall and Dr Xian-rong Guo from the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) Core Laboratories for their help in the characterization. Research reported in this publication was supported by the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST).
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biomedical Engineering
- General Materials Science
- General Medicine
- General Chemistry