Crosslinked polymer resins with biocide action: state-of-the-art

Abstract

Crosslinked copolymers of divinylbenzene have been extensively employed as supports for catalysts and chelating groups of metal ions, adsorbents of organic compounds and stationary phases for chromatography separations. The use of these copolymers as support for biocidal groups is reported in patents since the 1970s, but only after 2000 were these copolymers also applied as supports for biocidal groups. This paper describes the main combinations of polymeric supports and biocide groups employed in biocide polymer resins. The relationship between the characteristics of these resins and their mechanism of action is also established in this work.

Keywords:
antimicrobial agents immobilized on polymers; biocide; styrene-divinylbenzene copolymers; polymeric resins