Microbiological deterioration of polyurethane/poly(2-(diethylamino)ethyl methacrylate) hybrid materials

PAULA A. FACCIA; FRANCISCO M. PARDINI; CLAUDIO GERVASI; JAVIER I. AMALVY; MARÍA TERESA DEL PANNO

Simposio; XV Simposio Latinoamericano de Polímeros (SLAP 2016) - XIII Congreso Iberoamericano de Polímeros (CIP 2016) 23 - 27 de Octubre del 2016, México; 2016

Polymers biodeterioration depends on its compositionand physicochemical characteristics, where small variations in the chemicalstructure can result in big differences in terms of biodegradability.1Recently polyurethane/acrylic hybrid systems (PU/A) have been prepared bypolymerization of 2-(diethylamino)ethyl methacrylate (DEA), a stimuli-sensitivepolymer,  with a preformed polyurethane forcontrol delivery system of active principles such as insecticide, agrochemical,or preserving food.2 The aim of this work is to study the microbialdegradation of PU/A hybrid systems.