Abstract

Acrylate monomers with pendant biguanide groups were successfully synthesized, and their homopolymers and copolymers were prepared with acrylamide. These cationic disinfectants of polymeric forms exhibited high antibacterial activity against gram-positive bacteria, whereas they were less active against gram-negative bacteria. It was found that the activity of the polymeric disinfectants was much higher than that of the monomeric species, and the difference in activity between the polymers and the monomers was discussed on the basis of their contributions to each elementary process of the lethal action.

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