Polymeric membranes with antiseptic capacity for food and textile applications

Researchers from the University of Burgos have described a new polymeric material that has biocidal capacity (both bactericidal and virucidal capacity) against bacteria of food or environmental origin, as well as for viruses present in food or of respiratory transmission. The polymeric material described in the invention interacts with bacteria and viruses, and in particular altering and pathogenic bacteria of food or environmental origin and enteric or other food-borne viruses, as well as viruses of respiratory transmission. Due to this, there is an inhibition of the spread of these microorganisms, which allows the use of these materials in the preparation or manufacture of biocidal materials intended for use as bactericidal absorbents in food packaging, and in textile fibre coatings for manufacturing of masks.