Antimicrobial Agents Used on Textiles

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William F. Coleman Wellesley College Wellesley, MA 02481

Antimicrobial Agents Used on Textiles January Featured Molecules The featured molecules of this month come from the article “Chemistry of Durable and Regenerable Biocidal Textiles” by Gang Sun and S. Dave Worley (pages 60–64) on the history and chemistry of biocidal textiles for use in the health care industry. All of these molecules can be bound to cellulose in a fabric through chemical modification,

illustrating yet again the importance of such polymer-bound substrates in a wide-range of chemistries. Fully manipulable (Chime) versions of these and other molecules are available at the Only@JCE Online Web site: http://www.JCE.DivCHED.org/JCEWWW/Features/ MonthlyMolecules/2005/Jan

chlorohexidine sulfadiazine

triclosan

1,3-dimethylol-5,5-dimethylhydantoin (DMDMH)

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3-methylol-2,2,5,5-tetramethyl4-imidazolidinone (MTMIO)

an interactive modeling feature, Only@JCE Online

http://www.JCE.DivCHED.org/JCEWWW/Features/MonthlyMolecules

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Vol. 82 No. 1 January 2005

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Journal of Chemical Education

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