Antimicrobial Polyethylene through Melt Compounding with Quaternary Ammonium Salts

Figure 2

Schematic representation of mono- and biquats. (a) Monoquat anchored in polyethylene via its hydrocarbon chain. The quaternary ammonium group is at the surface. (b) Biquat entangled with a polyethylene chain. Both quaternary ammonium groups face the surface of PE.

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