Antimicrobial Polymers

Infectious disease has become a growing global concern. Annually, there are 12 million deaths attributable to infectious diseases on the world and million dollars of added healtcare costs. The appearance of new antibiotic resistant bacterial strains and the increasing occurrences of community-type outbreaks and clearly this is an important global problem. Therefore, synthesis new antibacterial agents and learning how to control bacterial infections are an important endeavor. Materials applications and the development of permanently antibacterial surfaces are important part of controlling the spread of infectious disease. Eren research group is intended to develop an understanding of the structure-activity relationship of antibacterial agent, by investigating their antibacterial and hemolytic activities using biophysical techniques.