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Cover Image, Volume 58, Issue 6
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of polymer science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
eISSN - 2642-4169
pISSN - 2642-4150
DOI - 10.1002/pol.20200120
Subject(s) - romp , cationic polymerization , cover (algebra) , polymerization , citation , chemistry , polymer , computer science , metathesis , polymer science , nanotechnology , world wide web , polymer chemistry , materials science , engineering , organic chemistry , mechanical engineering
Bacterial infection is a global problem, especially resistance to antibiotics acquired by bacteria; there is urgent need for the development of antibiotics. In their work reported on page 872, Tarik Eren and colleagues propose “two‐arm dendron”‐grafted polymers via ring opening metathesis polymerization (ROMP) featuring different hydrophobicity/hydrophilicity and cationic charges. The polymers reported have very low hemolysis activity, hence a large therapeutic window. These new macromolecules combine potent antibacterial activity with relatively low toxicity to human cells, which is impactful in the development of new materials that can limit the spread of antibiotic‐resistant microbes. (DOI: 10.1002/pol.20190194 )