@article{lu_hill_hood_greeson_horton_orndorff_herndon_tonelli_2001, title={Formation of antibiotic, biodegradable polymers by processing with Irgasan DP300R (Triclosan) and its inclusion compound with beta-cyclodextrin}, volume={82}, DOI={10.1002/app.1852.abs}, abstractNote={The inclusion compound (IC) between the FDA-approved antibacterial Irgasan DP300 (Trichlosan), and β-cyclodextrin (CD) has been formed. When the Irgasan–β-CD–IC is embedded in biodegradeable/bioabsorbable films of poly(ϵ-caprolactone) (PCL) at low levels (a few wt %), they are rendered resistant to the growth of E. coli bacteria. When these same PCL films embedded with Irgasan–β-CD–IC are used as the adhesive for laminating cotton fabrics, we observe the resulting cotton laminates to also be resistant to the growth of E. coli bacteria. These results hold promise for the fabrication of bacteria-resistant polymer films and fibers, as well as antibacterial fabrics, by means of simple melt processing with Irgasan–β-CD–IC. © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 82: 300–309, 2001}, number={2}, journal={Journal of Applied Polymer Science}, author={Lu, J. and Hill, M. A. and Hood, M. and Greeson, D. F. and Horton, J. R. and Orndorff, P. E. and Herndon, A. S. and Tonelli, A. E.}, year={2001}, pages={300–309} }