Fungal Attachment-Resistant Polymers for the Additive Manufacture of Medical Devices

Yong, Ling Xin; Sefton, Joseph; Vallières, Cindy; Rance, Graham A.; Hill, Jordan; Cuzzucoli Crucitti, Valentina; Dundas, Adam A.; Rose, Felicity R.A.J.; Alexander, Morgan R.; Wildman, Ricky; He, Yinfeng; Avery, Simon V.; Irvine, Derek J.

doi:10.1021/acsami.4c04833

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Rapid, Highly Sustainable Ring-Opening Polymerization via Resonant Acoustic Mixing (2025)
Journal Article
Fowler, H. R., O’Shea, R., Sefton, J., Howard, S. C., Muir, B. W., Stockman, R. A., Taresco, V., & Irvine, D. J. (2025). Rapid, Highly Sustainable Ring-Opening Polymerization via Resonant Acoustic Mixing. ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering, 13(5), 1916–1926. https://doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.4c06330

Reported herein is the first combination of resonant acoustic mixing (RAM) and controlled ring-opening polymerization (ROP) to deliver fully sustainable, end-functionalized, biodegradable polymers via a manufacturing route with a much-reduced environ... Read More about Rapid, Highly Sustainable Ring-Opening Polymerization via Resonant Acoustic Mixing.

Fungal Attachment-Resistant Polymers for the Additive Manufacture of Medical Devices (2024)
Journal Article
Yong, L. X., Sefton, J., Vallières, C., Rance, G. A., Hill, J., Cuzzucoli Crucitti, V., Dundas, A. A., Rose, F. R., Alexander, M. R., Wildman, R., He, Y., Avery, S. V., & Irvine, D. J. (2024). Fungal Attachment-Resistant Polymers for the Additive Manufacture of Medical Devices. ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 16(40), 54508–54519. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.4c04833

This study reports the development of the first copolymer material that (i) is resistant to fungal attachment and hence biofilm formation, (ii) operates via a nonkilling mechanism, i.e., avoids the use of antifungal actives and the emergence of funga... Read More about Fungal Attachment-Resistant Polymers for the Additive Manufacture of Medical Devices.