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Arsenic Antibacterial Polymer Composites Based on Poly(Vinyl Chloride)
Author(s) -
Brostow Witold,
Brumbley Stevens,
Gahutishvili Marina,
Hnatchuk Nathalie
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
macromolecular symposia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.257
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1521-3900
pISSN - 1022-1360
DOI - 10.1002/masy.201650002
Subject(s) - thermogravimetric analysis , materials science , thermal stability , composite material , vinyl chloride , scratch , polymer , chemical engineering , engineering , copolymer
Summary New compositions based on arsenic oxide nanoparticles and poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC) were prepared. Sufficient antibacterial activity has been achieved for Escherichia coli and Pseudomonas syringae . The antibacterial materials so obtained are non‐irritant. At the same time, the PVC‐based composites have high thermal stability as demonstrated by thermogravimetric analysis and aging of samples; crosslinking enhances thermal stability. Still further, we have determined scratch resistance in a microscratch tester. High scratch resistance has been demonstrated, including strong viscoelastic scratch recovery (the bottom of the groove goes up inside of 2 minutes).