Task Specific Ionic Liquid-Impregnated Polymeric Surface Coatings for Antibacterial, Antifouling and Metal Scavenging Activity

Disclosed are polymer-coated surfaces encapsulating task specific ionic liquids (ILs), IL complexes, or oils. Also disclosed are polymer-coated surfaces, wherein the polymer comprises ILs or neutral ethylene diamine compounds. Also disclosed are methods of antimicrobial treatment, metal remediation, and gas absorption using polymer coatings encapsulating ILs, IL complexes, and oils or polymer coatings comprising ILs and neutral ethylene diamine compounds.

Researchers

T. Alan Hatton / Paul Brown / Sahag Voskian / Cesar De la Fuente Nunez / Ryan Shaw

Departments: Department of Chemical Engineering
Technology Areas: Biomaterials & Bioelectronics: Medical Device Coatings / Chemicals & Materials: Polymers / Environmental Engineering: Water Treatment

  • task specific ionic liquid-impregnated polymeric surface coatings for antibacterial, antifouling and metal scavenging activity
    United States of America | Granted | 11,045,833

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