EP2887811A2 - Polymeric materials with antifouling, biocidal, antiviral and antimicrobial properties; elaboration method and its uses - Google Patents
Polymeric materials with antifouling, biocidal, antiviral and antimicrobial properties; elaboration method and its usesInfo
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Definitions
- the present invention is related to polymeric materials, more particularly thermoplastic materials or resins, with antifouling, biocide, antiviral and antimicrobial properties.
- the present invention comprises a polymeric material with antimicrobial properties, wherein the antimicrobial activity is given by a controlled release, very high during the first periods of contact, and maintained in time of elements or inorganic compounds with antimicrobial properties.
- the present invention is also related to a preparation method and products generated from said polymeric materials.
- the present invention is related to polymeric materials, in particular thermoplastic and thermostable materials, also organic coatings of painting type, with biocidal or antimicrobial properties, which can be used as a polymeric master batch (PMB), for its further addition to previously mentioned resins or in direct mix with thermoplastic resin, in particular for fabrication of threads or fabrics with biocidal properties, or in the fabrication of plastics and/or resins with biocidal or antifouling properties.
- PMB polymeric master batch
- plastic materials In the market, there is a high demand for plastic materials not only complying with structural and processability requirements which are characteristic of polymers as raw materials, but also to be able to solve further specific and engineering problems.
- plastic materials having the property of inhibiting adherence of microorganisms (antifouling) or being antimicrobial has been generated, in such a manner that they can be used in applications so varied such as materials subjected to water flows inhibiting adherence of algae or microorganisms, as well as on fabric or air filters surfaces which require controlling the growth of microorganisms on those surfaces.
- the latter is more relevant if thermoplastic polymers are addressed, in particular those based on polyolefins (polyethylene or polypropylene), since those represent over 50% of current plastic market, as well as other thermoplastics.
- the present invention describes a technology which allows to incorporate structures based on nanoparticles of an element or inorganic compound of specific characteristics, in particular biocidal, to a resin of a thermoplastic and/or thermostable polymer, also to organic coatings such as paintings, resulting in a plastic material which can release ions of said element or inorganic compound in a controlled manner, at a high release rate during the first periods of time, and also maintaining said release rate for long periods of time, maintaining the main features of the resin.
- This ability to release ions of the new material results in a biocidal plastic, i.e., antimicrobial and/or antiadherent (Antifouling), highly bioactive and long lasting.
- this product overcomes the limitations of other equivalent technologies currently available (metallic alloys based in copper and/or paintings with copper), in particular those related with environmental and processing impact.
- the present invention can be used with any polymeric organic resin, as previously described, but thermoplastics are preferred, and in particular polyolefins (polyethylene and polypropylene), wherein the latter represent more than 50% of all commodity plastics, being the most consumed plastic materials currently. Nevertheless, plastic resins are inert to microorganisms, which allows that certain applications during its performance are reduced due to microorganism accumulation, limiting its lifetime, or that in certain applications said resins do not help to avoid propagation of diseases associated to microorganisms.
- the present invention solves this limitation by incorporating a biocidal or antifouling property to the resin, in order to control distribution and aggregation of the incorporated filling.
- the present invention allows to produce a thermoplastic and/or thermostable material, besides other organic coating, such as painting type, with a controlled antifouling or biocidal property, which depends on the fabrication method, and of prolonged activity, which is a relevant improvement over other existing solutions such as the case of plastic nets covered with copper based paintings and/or the direct use of metallic nets, which for example in aquaculture industry, as well as other applications as those related to intrahospital infections.
- These advantages are related to a higher flexibility of the material, better processability, reduction in maintenance processes, less weight and ease of operation.
- the material when releasing the biocidal agent at a high rate during initial periods of use (first 10 days), and thanks to the dispersion control of the filling or biocidal agent in the polymeric resin, the material avoids the growth of microorganisms in a more effective way than other solutions. To this is added the improvement of environment since the controlled release of the ion of the element or inorganic biocidal compound.
- the material of the present invention is elaborated by incorporating particles of a biocidal element or inorganic compound into a resin, in a particular case polypropylene, generating a plastic material which can release in a controlled manner ions of the biocidal element or inorganic compound during long periods of time, maintaining its main properties of processability thanks to the dispersion of the biocidal agent in the polymeric resin. That is to say, the resulting material still is a plastic but the technology applied allows to control the kinetics of ion release in time, which is given by the amount and distribution of the active agent, which generates a flexible material that can be produced according to specific needs for its use.
- release of the active agent depends directly on its concentration in the resin, and as example, release rates of 5 ⁇ g/ml after 100 days in a concentration of 10% w/w are obtained, which can be doubled if the concentration is increased to 50% w/w.
- the control of dispersion of the filling or biocidal agent is other feature that allows controlling the release of ions, and in this way, the release of the active agent can be improved in more than 40% by only improving the dispersion of particles by using a pre-treatment. This is a huge advantage compared to other existing alternatives, for its flexibility, allowing to comply with potential toxicity norms and processability.
- this material would effectively avoid proliferation of microorganisms during its first initial adhesion stage to the surface thereof.
- This new material can be used in all applications where avoiding adherence or growth of microorganisms is needed, such as in aquaculture industry, hospital establishment surfaces, gutter drains, food processing industry, up to common daily massive use articles, such as cell phone housings, door handles, and in general, any surface which is required to maintain a suitable control of microorganism growth.
- this material has a broad market and is worth noting that in Chile, only in 2007 nearly 400 thousand metric tons of polyolefins were processed, from a total of 700 thousand metric tons of plastics.
- the material of the invention is particularly suitable for fabrication of antifouling nets, such as for example in the use of aquaculture, as well as in the fabrication of plastic materials to be used in hospitals, clinics or other applications where the growth and presence of microorganisms is to be controlled.
- the present invention also encompasses other applications wherein the antimicrobial polyolefins, or thermoplastics in general, would have high demand generating a direct benefit to those firms, product of this technology.
- One of the advantages of the present invention is the control of release of ions, making the material a highly flexible design material, which allows complying with specific requirements and different environmental norms. This is a clear advantage over copper nets or paintings including copper currently available for the salmon industry, besides being economical.
- the closest document to the present invention corresponds to the international publication WO 2006/100665, corresponding to a polymeric master batch, production processes and products generated from said batch.
- This publication describes a material with antimicrobial properties wherein the resins can be thermoplastics, and the inorganic agent with antimicrobial properties added is cupric oxide or cuprous oxide microparticles from 0.2 to 20 micrometers.
- the process and material require addition of dispersing waxes and other agents, such as chelating agents or metal deactivators.
- the generated product in said document requires that at least one portion of the microparticles is exposed to the exterior and protrudes from the surfaces of the material.
- the present invention uses in particular nanoparticles of an inorganic antimicrobial agent, particularly metallic copper, with sizes from 4 to 500 nanometers (0.010 to 0.5 micrometers), more preferentially between 10 and 80 nanometers, which are completely embedded in the resin forming secondary structures and wherein the surface of the material does not have exposition of the nanoparticles and even less those nanoparticles do not protrude from the surface of the material.
- the method of the present invention unlike the teachings of WO 2006/100665, does not require the use of dispersion waxes.
- nanoparticles of 4 to 500 nanometers more preferentially between 10 and 80 nanometers, allows a high ion release rate at short initial times (first 10 days), unlike what happens with microparticles, where no difference can be appreciated between short or long time ( Figure 5).
- US2005100574 describes a polyester thermoplastic material with an inorganic antibacterial agent, with particle sizes from around 3 micrometers (300 nanometers).
- the present invention considers inorganic antibacterial agent sizes in the range of nanoparticles between 4 to 500 nanometers, more preferentially from 10 to 80 nanometers, which can form secondary structures wherein the resin goes beyond polyester, with the advantages previously described with respect to the ion release control.
- JP11043612 describes an antimicrobial resin, resistant to fungi, formed from a thermoplastic and inorganic antimicrobial agents, wherein the particles of said antimicrobial agent have average sizes of 50 micrometers.
- the present invention uses nanoparticles with sizes from 4 to 500 nanometers, more preferentially from 10 to 80 nanometers, with the advantages previously described with respect to ion release control.
- JP8143740 describes an antibacterial resin for extrusion ends, wherein the material with antibacterial properties is antibacterial zeolite.
- the material with antibacterial properties is antibacterial zeolite.
- metallic copper, cuprous oxide or cupric oxide nanoparticles are used.
- JP7048744 describes fillaments of a thermoplastic polymer with antifouling properties or microorganism anti-adherence properties, wherein the fillaments are coated with copper compounds, i.e., the copper is present in the surface of the thermoplastic material.
- the present invention conversely, uses copper nanoparticles and avoids the presence of said particles on the surface of the thermoplastic material, which grants a better control over the release during longer times.
- thermoplastic compositions to which a stabilized antimicrobial agent is added.
- the antimicrobial agent can be organic conjugates with other inorganic agents.
- the present invention conversely, uses nanoparticles of inorganic agents, in particular metallic copper, cupric oxide and/or cuprous oxide.
- the present invention corresponds to a polymeric material, preferentially thermoplastic, thermostable and/or organic coatings painting type, with antimicrobial properties. Said antimicrobial properties are given by the controlled addition of nanoparticles of elements or inorganic compounds with biocidal qualities.
- the polymeric material corresponds to polyolefins
- the inorganic element corresponds to metallic copper nanoparticles or cupric oxide or cuprous oxide nanoparticles, or combinations thereof, which are treated prior to its incorporation into the polymeric resin and wherein said nanoparticles are well dispersed in the resin and form secondary structures inside the resin.
- Figure 1 Representative microphotograph taken from an transmission electron microscope (TEM) of a typical biocidal composite material. This image shows how the nanoparticles form secondary structures of micrometric order.
- TEM transmission electron microscope
- Figure 2 Plot showing the release of copper ions, for different increasing ratios of copper nanoparticles/resin (PP) in function of time.
- Figure 3 Plot showing the copper ion release rate, showing that these nanoparticles are able to release at a higher rate at short times.
- Figure 4 Plot showing the biocidal effect of the present invention in function of time and the amount of nanoparticles for the particular case of a polypropylene resin.
- Figure 5 Plot showing the high copper ion release rate from the plastic material based on copper nanoparticles compared to one based in microparticles.
- Figure 6 Plots showing the difference in release rates when using the pre-treatment method to the nanoparticles, according to the present invention, compared to resins prepared with no pre-treatment of nanoparticles, wherein A) pre-treatment using a solvent (ethanol) and B) pre-treatment is incorporation of nanoparticles in a master- batch, prior to the final resin preparation.
- A) pre-treatment using a solvent (ethanol) and B) pre-treatment is incorporation of nanoparticles in a master- batch, prior to the final resin preparation.
- this term when reference is made to a resin, this term includes polymeric resins, plastics, thermoplastics, organic polymeric resins, such as thermoplastic resins, thermostable resins, and also encompasses organic coatings of painting type.
- this is a resin or thermoplastic or a polymer with biocidal, anti-adherent, antimicrobial properties
- an agent allowing the elimination of microorganisms (bactericidal action) or inhibits its growth (bacteriostatic action).
- anti- adherent property this is referred to the property that the material of the present invention acquires to avoid adherence of microorganisms to form a biofilm and/or kill the microorganisms already adhered inhibiting their growth, producing the so called bio fouling or fouling (antifouling action).
- pre-treatment is referred to different processes to which nanoparticles with biocidal properties can be subjected before incorporating them to the final resin.
- pre-treatment options such as dissolving nanoparticles in an organic solvent; using a compatibilizer, such as for example maleic anhydride; preparing a master-batch in a resin which can be different or the same resin of the final product; functionalize the surfaces of the nanoparticles with surfactant agents; among other options.
- the present invention consists of a material with antimicrobial properties, a method for its elaboration and the products than can be fabricated based on said material with antimicrobial properties.
- the material corresponds to a polymeric resin: thermoplastic, thermostable or organic coaing of paintings type, to which pre-treated nanoparticles between 4 and 500 nanometers are added, preferentially from 10 to 80 nanometers, of an element or inorganic compound with antimicrobial qualities, wherein the nanoparticles form secondary structures, as aggregates, which can have size from 0.1 to 100 micrometers, and wherein said secondary structure is embedded in the thermoplastic resin, in such a manner that said nanoparticles are not present on the surface of the material.
- This dispersion and morphology of the particles helps to control the release from the nanoparticles producing that the total release is higher and said release rate is higher in short times.
- This feature of high release in short times avoids initial settlement of microorganisms which inhibits formation of more complex biofilms, in general composed by exopolysaccharides, and highly resistant to antimicrobial agents. This effect is not observed with traditional micrometric particles.
- Nanoparticles are present between 1 % in weight up to 80% in weight with respect to the polymeric resin.
- the polymeric resin avoids the release of whole nanoparticles, which is assured by the formation of secondary structures, and only allows the controlled release of ions of the element or inorganic compound with antimicrobial qualities, avoiding release of whole particles to the environment, a phenomena known as leaching. Therefore, the material of the present invention does not represent a threat due to acute toxicity since the release of ions is made at a determined rate, prolonged in time which can be adjusted depending on the element or inorganic compound ratios with respect to the thermoplastic material. Also, potential toxicity is avoided since the nanoparticle is in the bulk of the material and is not detached from the polymeric resin. Also, by having an homogeneous distribution of secondary structures, a higher release of the active agent is achieved, turning it more effective than other solutions.
- the material of the present invention has the advantage of lacking inorganic antimicrobial agent particles on the surface thereof. More particularly, and with the end of exemplifying the invention, but with no intention on limiting its scope, in the case of a polypropylene resin said particles are not detected on the surface of the material using a x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS).
- XPS x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy
- the resin is selecte among thermoplastic resins which are selected among: polyolefins (polypropylene, polyethylene) and its copolymer derivatives and mixtures thereof; polyester; polyamides; polyestirene; aromatic polyamides; polycarbonates; polyamides (nylon); polyurethane; polyvinyl chloride (PVC); latex based resins; polylactic acids; elastomers (polyisoprene, polybutadiene); polybutadiene copolymers; polyacronitrile; polychloroprene; silicon; vinyl ethylene polyacetate; polyvinyl acetate; epoxy group derived polymers and cyanocrylates among others; and organic coatings of painting type selected among water-based paintings, oil-based paintings, and latex-based paintings.
- thermoplastic resins which are selected among: polyolefins (polypropylene, polyethylene) and its copolymer derivatives and mixtures thereof; polyester; polyamides; polyestirene; aromatic polyamide
- nanoparticles of the element or inorganic compound with antimicrobial properties is selected among metallic copper, cupric oxide or cuprous oxide, or other compounds that can release copper ions, as well as silver or zinc ions, or combinations thereof.
- the materials according to the present invention can include nanoparticles with antimicrobial or biocidal properties with sizes between 100 and 800 nanometers, and mixtures of different biocidal particles among the limits established in this patent.
- Nanoparticles with antimicrobial or biocidal properties are pre-treated in order to control its dispersion in the final polymeric resin.
- pre-treatments are included:
- a compatibilizer agent to prepare a master-batch (typically polypropylene grafted with maleic anhydride or the same resin of the final product but with a higher molecular weight).
- the master-batch is diluted in the final resin.
- the ion release rate when the material with antimicrobial properties is submerged in a deionized water solution, the ion release rate is in the range from 1 to 20 ⁇ g/ml depending on the concentration of the inorganic agent and exposition time. In particular, the ion release rate is related to the ratio, in weight or volume, between nanoparticles with antimicrobial properties and the polymeric resin of thermoplastic material.
- the antimicrobial effect of the material of the present invention is produced by ion difussion of the element or inorganic compound from the bulk of the material to the exterior due to water molecule diffusion from the exterior to the interior of the material through the amorphous region of the polymer.
- the copper ions release rate in a polypropylene resin is observed in Figure 2.
- Figure 3 shows that these particles, having sizes between 4 and 500 nanometers, more preferentially between 10 and 80 nanometers, a high release rate is observed at short times (first 10 days), which is improved compared to other types of biocidal agents in thermoplastic matrices.
- Figure 5 shows that this high release rate is only observed for nanometric particles since micrometric particles have no significant changes during release during all the measuring time. It is also observed that for longer times, higher than 50 days, the release rates of the material fabricated with nanoparticles is equivalent to release rates fabricated with microparticles.
- Figure 6 shows that pre-treating the particles in an organic solvent (Fig. 6A) and using a pre- treatment wherein nanoparticles are incorporated in a master-batch prior to their incorporation in the final polymeric resin (Fig. 6B), achieves to increase the total release of the active antimicrobial agent. Similar results are achieved using other pre-treatments as the ones previously disclosed.
- the present invention further considers the method for elaboration of the polymeric resin with antimicrobial and biocidal properties, wherein said method comprises the following steps for the particular case of thermoplastic resins, although with no limitation to this example:
- thermoplastic Melt a suitable amount of thermoplastic at a proper temperature, generally between 20 or 30 S C higher than the fusion temperature of the material or 20 or 80 S C higher than the vitreous transition temperature for amorphous materials.
- the processing temperature of the thermoplastic material is used.
- the temperature is between 170 and 220 S C.
- thermoplastic In a controlled atmosphere with no oxygen, such as for example a nitrogen atmosphere or other noble gas atmosphere, such as argon, or even under vacuum, depending on the application, the melted thermoplastic is stirred at a speed between 20 to 400 rpm, depending on the equipment and properties of the resin.
- a controlled atmosphere with no oxygen such as for example a nitrogen atmosphere or other noble gas atmosphere, such as argon, or even under vacuum, depending on the application.
- the pre-treatment can correspond to:
- a mix (master-batch or concentrate) of nanoparticles with a compatibilizer agent for example between 10 to 70% w/w of polypropylene grafted with maleic anhydride and between 90 to 30% w/w of biocidal material
- step B Stir continuously the thermoplastic melted in step B), adding to the melted thermoplastic the pre-treated nanoparticles, in order to achieve a ration from 1 % w/w to 80% w/w of 4 to 80 nanometer nanoparticles, more preferentially from 10 to 80 nanometers, of an element or inorganic compound with antimicrobial properties
- the elaboration method consist in mixing pre- treated nanoparticles with the pre-polymer prior to a curing stage, or directly to a resin dissolved in a proper solvent, according to the processing method corresponding to the final resin.
- thermostable resins and/or organic coatings of painting type
- o mixing master-batch or concentrate
- an organic agent such as for example between 10 to 80% w/w of additives based on the pre-polymer or on monomer or a solvent or other agent added to the resin for its processing and between 80% to 30% w/w of the biocidal material;
- thermostable resin and/or organic coatings of painting type • stir continuously pre-cured thermostable resin and/or organic coatings of painting type and add to the thermostable resin and/or organic coating of painting type pre-treated nanoparticles in order to reach a ratio between 1 % w/w to 80 % w/w of nanoparticles of 4 to 500 nanometers, more preferentially between 10 to 80 nanometers of an element or inorganic compound with antimicrobial properties.
- these are associated forming secondary structures, which are presently called agglomerates.
- the distribution of agglomerates in a particular resin is improved when compared to a resin prepared without pre-treatment of nanoparticles.
- the agglomerates when using the pre-treatment method previously disclosed, reach a size between 0.1 to 60 micrometers, more preferentially from 0.1 to 50 micrometers, more preferentially from 0.1 to 40 micrometers, even more preferentially from 0.1 to 30 micrometers, and even more preferentially from 0.1 to 20 micrometers.
- an agglomerate dispersion index has been defined, allowing determining a density of agglomerates of nanoparticles.
- the agglomerate dispersion index relates to two most important features in terms of dispersion: first the average volume of agglomerates (Vp) and second the average number of agglomerates (Np).
- Vp average volume of agglomerates
- Np average number of agglomerates
- Np is a number
- Vp is expressed in cubic micrometers, and when the index is higher, the better the nanoparticle agglomerate dispersion is.
- an agglomerate density has been defined, which in the case of the present invention must be higher than 2.
- Said agglomerate density is defined as 100 times the agglomerate dispersion index (defined as the ration between the average number of agglomerates and the average volume of agglomerates), observed in a predetermined volume, divided by the ratio in weight between nanoparticles of the element or inorganic compound and the thermoplastic and/or thermostable resin and/or organic coating of painting type.
- the agglomerate density of nanoparticles defined as D corresponds to: wherein Id is the previously defined agglomerate dispersion index, V is the volume of the evaluated material sample, expressed in cubic millimeters, C is the concentration of biocidal compound in the resin, expressed as weight/weight percentage. Therefore, D has units of number of agglomerates per cubic micrometer, cubic millimeter, biocide percentage in weight.
- the increase in the dispersion index is to say, smaller agglomerates or higher number of agglomerates, is transed in an increase in the agglomerate density (D) which has as a consequence that the resin prepared according to the present invention achieves higher release rates of the biocidal or antimicrobial agent, maintained in time, as well as achieving higher release rates at initial times, allowing to exert a biocidal activity from the beginning, with no considerable delay times, as happens in the case of resins prepared with no pre-treatment step.
- D agglomerate density
- the material obtained in this way can be used as a polymeric master-batch (Polymeric Master Batch, PMB) which can be melted and mixed with the same polymer or other polymers, thus having a final product with a ratio between 30 to 80% in weight of nanoparticles of an element or inorganic compound with antimicrobial properties.
- a polymeric master-batch Polymeric Master Batch, PMB
- PMB Polymeric Master Batch
- the material obtained can be used for fabricating varied products elaborated with polymeric materials, and which would be benefited from having an antimicrobial property.
- the material obtained from the previously described processes can be used in manufacturing threads for production of all types of fabrics and nets, and therefore, for fabrication of garments, masks, bedclothes, pillows and other household articles, it can also be used in elaboration of laminated, extruded, molded, injected plastic products, or products that can be produced by any other industrial mean.
- Other field of application of the material of the present invention are containers, coating surfaces for tables, shower curtains, cleaning tools, crystals, shoes, disposable slipsoles, intra-hospital use materials, door handles, window frames, air filters, nets or cages for aquaculture industry, etc.
- Example 1 Preparation of a polypropylene resin with metallic copper nanoparticles
- a Brabender plasticorder mixer was used at 190°C, using stirring at 110 rpm for 10 minutes, in a controlled nitrogen atmosphere to avoid oxidative degradation during the process. During the stirring period, different amounts of copper nanoparticles, of average size 10 nanometers were added. The ratios of copper nanoparticles and thermoplastic material in the different materials were 0% (control) 1 %, 5%, 10% and 20% w/w.
- the agglomerate density (D) for the resin of 5% w/w was
- Example 2 Preparation of a polypropylene resin with metallic copper nanoparticles, which were pre-treated using an organic solvent
- Nanoparticles as in the previous example, had a size of 10 nanometers.
- the amount of nanoparticles in ethanol was determined in order to achieve the following ratios in the final thermoplastic resin: 0% (control) 1 %, 5%, 10% y 20% weight/weight.
- the agglomerate density (D) for the case of 5% w/w resin was 5.1 .
- the average number of agglomerates in the sample was 90 units and the average volume of said agglomerates was 14,000 cubic micrometers.
- Figure 6A shows the comparison of the resin prepared according to Example 1 (direct addition) with the pre-treatment made with ethanol (pre-treated with solvent (ethanol)). It is clearly observed an increase in the release rate that is maintained during all the test period, and wherein it is clear that the material prepared with pre-treated nanoparticles shows a high release even during the first hours of the first day, while release of the material prepared with nanoparticles without pre-treatment is only detected from the second day.
- the increase in the release rate when comparing a material prepared with nanoparticles without pre-treatment to the pre-treated nanoparticles with ethanol is nearly 56% higher at the end of the test period, and nearly 90% higher at the beginning of the test.
- Example 3 Preparation of a polypropylene resin with metallic copper nanoparticles, pre- treated by incorporation to a master-batch.
- nanoparticles were prepared with metallic copper nanoparticles in different ratios, using the incorporation of nanoparticles in a polypropylene master-batch using maleic anhydride as compatibilizer. Nanoparticles were incorporated in a ratio of 5% w/w in the masterbatch. Afterwards, the amount of nanoparticles was determined to reach the following rations in the final thermoplastic resin: 0% (control) 1 %, 5%, 10% y 20% volume/volume. Nanoparticles, as well as in previous examples, had a size of 10 nm.
- Figure 6B shows the comparison of the resin prepared in Example 1 (direct addition) to the pre-treatment corresponding to preparation of a master-batch (pre-treatment master- batch (PPgAM)). It is clearly observed an increase in the release rate which is maintained during all the test period, and wherein it is clear that the material prepared with pre-treated nanoparticles shows a high release rate even during the first hours of the first day, while release from the material prepared with nanoparticles without pre- treatment, is only detected from the second day.
- the increase in release rate when comparing a material elaborated with nanoparticles without pre-treatment to one prepared with nanoparticles pre-treated in a master-batch is nearly 45% higher at the end of the test period and nearly 160% at the beginning of the test.
- Example 1 The materials obteained in Example 1 were molded in a press at 190 S C with a 50 bar pression for 5 minutes. The press was cooled down with cold water, resulting in a 1 mm thick film.
- Figure 1 shows the dispersion of nanoparticles using transmission electron microscopy (TEM), showing the secondary structure formed by copper nanoparticles in the films obtained in this example. Individual particles are present but given the resolution of the microscope, cannot be detected.
- TEM transmission electron microscopy
- Example 2 The films obtained in Example 2 were cut in pieces of 20 mm x 20 mm and subjected to a bacterial culture, for evaluation of their antimicrobial effect.
- E. coli bacteria were cultured in Luria broth at 37 a C.
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