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Amide to Active Amine Conversion of Nylon by Deep UV Irradiation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 February 2011

Michael J. Kelley
Affiliation:
E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. Inc., PO Box 80304, Wilmington DE 19880-0304.
Jeffrey D. Cohen
Affiliation:
E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. Inc., PO Box 80304, Wilmington DE 19880-0304.
Carl Erkenbrecher
Affiliation:
E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. Inc., PO Box 80304, Wilmington DE 19880-0304.
Sharon L. Haynie
Affiliation:
E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. Inc., PO Box 80304, Wilmington DE 19880-0304.
Henry Kobsa
Affiliation:
E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. Inc., PO Box 80304, Wilmington DE 19880-0304.
A. Nicholas Roe
Affiliation:
E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. Inc., PO Box 80304, Wilmington DE 19880-0304.
Michael H. Scholla
Affiliation:
E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. Inc., PO Box 80304, Wilmington DE 19880-0304.
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Abstract

Ultraviolet light having sufficiently short wavelength can drive photochemical processes at polymer surfaces. We find that irradiation at 193 nm, but not at 248 nm, results in conversion of amide groups at the nylon surface to amines, still bound in the polymer chain. These amines show anti-microbial activity [1].

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Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Materials Research Society 1996

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