Description

Book Synopsis
This book focuses on the coupling of plastics and biocides, with particular concentration on natural biocides and the nanofabrication of biocides, and of their final properties and activity.

Table of Contents
PREFACE vii

CONTRIBUTORS ix

1 ANTIMICROBIAL PACKAGING POLYMERS. A GENERAL INTRODUCTION 1
Jose´ M. Lagaron, Maria J. Ocio, and Amparo Lopez-Rubio

2 BACTERIAL RESISTANCE AND CHALLENGES OF BIOCIDE PLASTICS 23
Nibras A.A.M. Ahmed

3 “CLICK CHEMISTRY” TO DERIVED ANTIMICROBIAL POLYMERS 51
P. Lecomte, R. Riva, and C. Jerome

4 CHITOSAN AND CHITOSAN BLENDS AS ANTIMICROBIALS 71
Patricia Fernandez-Saiz

5 THYMOL IN NANOCOMPOSITES. A CASE STUDY 101
Maria Dolores Sanchez-Garcia

6 BACTERIOCINS IN PLASTICS 117
Gianluigi Mauriello and Francesco Villani

7 ANTIMICROBIAL ENZYMES AND NATURAL EXTRACTS IN PLASTICS 159
Marcella Mastromatteo, Marianna Mastromatteo, Amalia Conte, and Matteo Alessandro Del Nobile

8 ANTIMICROBIAL PEPTIDES 195
Jose F. Marcos and Paloma Manzanares

9 RECOMBINANT ANTIMICROBIAL PEPTIDES 227
J. Carlos Rodriguez-Cabello, Carmen Garcia-Arevalo, Alessandra Girotti, Laura Martin, and Mercedes Santos

10 NOVEL ANTIMICROBIALS OBTAINED BY ELECTROSPINNING METHODS 261
Sergio Torres-Giner

11 SILVER- AND NANOSILVER-BASED PLASTIC TECHNOLOGIES 287
Antonio Martinez-Abad

12 ANTIMICROBIAL PLASTICS BASED ON METAL-CONTAINING NANOLAYERED CLAYS 317
Jose´ M. Lagaron and Maria A. Busolo

13 NANOMETALS AS ANTIMICROBIALS 327
R.P. Allaker, M.A. Vargas-Reus, and G.G. Ren

14 TITANIUM DIOXIDE-BASED PLASTIC TECHNOLOGIES 351
Marta Fernandez-Garcia, Maria L. Cerrada, Anna Kubacka, and Marcos Fernandez-Garcia

15 TISSUE-IMPLANT ANTIMICROBIAL INTERFACES 379
E. Marsich, A. Travan, I. Donati, G. Turco, F. Bellomo, and S. Paoletti

16 CHARACTERIZING THE INTERACTIONS BETWEEN CELL MEMBRANES AND ANTIMICROBIALS VIA SUM-FREQUENCY GENERATION VIBRATIONAL SPECTROSCOPY 429
Christopher W. Avery and Zhan Chen

17 GAS-BASED ANTIMICROBIALS IN ACTIVE PACKAGING 459
Siriyupa Netramai, Maria Rubino, and Loong-Tak Lim

18 CURRENT LEGISLATION IN ANTIMICROBIALS 489
Javier Gomez

19 HUMAN SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS ASSOCIATED WITH THE USE OF BIOCIDES 527
Orla Condell, Carol Iversen, Karen Power, and Seamus Fanning

INDEX 561

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      Publication Date: 20/02/2012
      ISBN13: 9780470598221, 978-0470598221
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      This book focuses on the coupling of plastics and biocides, with particular concentration on natural biocides and the nanofabrication of biocides, and of their final properties and activity.

      Table of Contents
      PREFACE vii

      CONTRIBUTORS ix

      1 ANTIMICROBIAL PACKAGING POLYMERS. A GENERAL INTRODUCTION 1
      Jose´ M. Lagaron, Maria J. Ocio, and Amparo Lopez-Rubio

      2 BACTERIAL RESISTANCE AND CHALLENGES OF BIOCIDE PLASTICS 23
      Nibras A.A.M. Ahmed

      3 “CLICK CHEMISTRY” TO DERIVED ANTIMICROBIAL POLYMERS 51
      P. Lecomte, R. Riva, and C. Jerome

      4 CHITOSAN AND CHITOSAN BLENDS AS ANTIMICROBIALS 71
      Patricia Fernandez-Saiz

      5 THYMOL IN NANOCOMPOSITES. A CASE STUDY 101
      Maria Dolores Sanchez-Garcia

      6 BACTERIOCINS IN PLASTICS 117
      Gianluigi Mauriello and Francesco Villani

      7 ANTIMICROBIAL ENZYMES AND NATURAL EXTRACTS IN PLASTICS 159
      Marcella Mastromatteo, Marianna Mastromatteo, Amalia Conte, and Matteo Alessandro Del Nobile

      8 ANTIMICROBIAL PEPTIDES 195
      Jose F. Marcos and Paloma Manzanares

      9 RECOMBINANT ANTIMICROBIAL PEPTIDES 227
      J. Carlos Rodriguez-Cabello, Carmen Garcia-Arevalo, Alessandra Girotti, Laura Martin, and Mercedes Santos

      10 NOVEL ANTIMICROBIALS OBTAINED BY ELECTROSPINNING METHODS 261
      Sergio Torres-Giner

      11 SILVER- AND NANOSILVER-BASED PLASTIC TECHNOLOGIES 287
      Antonio Martinez-Abad

      12 ANTIMICROBIAL PLASTICS BASED ON METAL-CONTAINING NANOLAYERED CLAYS 317
      Jose´ M. Lagaron and Maria A. Busolo

      13 NANOMETALS AS ANTIMICROBIALS 327
      R.P. Allaker, M.A. Vargas-Reus, and G.G. Ren

      14 TITANIUM DIOXIDE-BASED PLASTIC TECHNOLOGIES 351
      Marta Fernandez-Garcia, Maria L. Cerrada, Anna Kubacka, and Marcos Fernandez-Garcia

      15 TISSUE-IMPLANT ANTIMICROBIAL INTERFACES 379
      E. Marsich, A. Travan, I. Donati, G. Turco, F. Bellomo, and S. Paoletti

      16 CHARACTERIZING THE INTERACTIONS BETWEEN CELL MEMBRANES AND ANTIMICROBIALS VIA SUM-FREQUENCY GENERATION VIBRATIONAL SPECTROSCOPY 429
      Christopher W. Avery and Zhan Chen

      17 GAS-BASED ANTIMICROBIALS IN ACTIVE PACKAGING 459
      Siriyupa Netramai, Maria Rubino, and Loong-Tak Lim

      18 CURRENT LEGISLATION IN ANTIMICROBIALS 489
      Javier Gomez

      19 HUMAN SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS ASSOCIATED WITH THE USE OF BIOCIDES 527
      Orla Condell, Carol Iversen, Karen Power, and Seamus Fanning

      INDEX 561

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