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Featured Molecules
Antimicrobial Agents Used on Textiles
William F. Coleman
Chemistry Department, Wellesley College, Wellesley, MA 02481

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January 2005
Vol. 82 No. 1
p. 171

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The featured molecules of this month come from the article "Chemistry of Durable and Regenerable Biocidal Textiles" by Gang Sun and S. Dave Worley 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 molecules appear below. These and other molecules are available at Only@JCE Online.

Image of molecule.

Figure 1. Chlorohexidine molecule.
Interactive Chime-based structure (top); static structure graphic (bottom).

Image of molecule.

Figure 2. Triclosan molecule.
Interactive Chime-based structure (top); static structure graphic (bottom).

Image of molecule.

Figure 3. Sulfadiazine molecule.
Interactive Chime-based structure (top); static structure graphic (bottom).

Image of molecule.

Figure 4. 1,3-dimethylol-5,5-dimethylhyantoin molecule (DMDMH).
Interactive Chime-based structure (top); static structure graphic (bottom).

Image of molecule.

Figure 5. 3-methylol-2,2,5,5-tetramethyl-4-imidazolidinone molecule (MTMIO). Interactive Chime-based structure (top); static structure graphic (bottom).

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Coleman, William F. J. Chem. Educ. 2005 82 171.
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