Synthesis characterization of novel acrylic and methacrylic polymers and copolymers and investigation of their adhesive property and antibacterial activity

Abstract

Over the past three decades the functional polymers have attracted the researchers to explore their interest in developing new polymers with different functional groups. They are not only synthesized now, but also studied for their macromolecular properties and the properties involving in the functional groups. These studies provide an approach to consequent modification of the polymer for specific end application. Among various functional polymers, acrylic and methacrylic polymers are used extensively in academic as well as industrial research, because of its versatile property and tailor-made property for specific application. That is, tuning of their polarity may results in use of these polymers extensively in various fields. The development of polymers with antimicrobial property is a promising need owing to antibiotic resistance of bacteria causing fatal infectious diseases, which frequently threaten public health throughout the world. One of the promising solutions to this problem is the incorporation of antimicrobial agents into the polymer matrix. Generally, acrylic and methacrylic polymers possess high moisture resistance, sufficient thermal resistance and higher hardening rate. With these enhanced properties of these polymers, the present investigation continued by synthesis of substituted acrylic and methacrylic monomers and their polymers which offers better adhesive property as well as antibacterial activity. The acrylic and methacrylic monomers (M1-M6) were prepared by reacting hydroxy, amine substituted aromatic compound with Acryloyl chloride/Methacryloyl chloride in the presence of triethyl amine newline