Table 1.

Polymer Characterization and Antibacterial Results

Polymer N°	Monomer/ Compound	Quater nized (Y/N)	Initiator chain length	DPa	MICb P. aeruginosa	MICb A. baumannii	MICb K. pneumoniae	MICb S. aureus
-	Polymyxin B	-	-	-	1	2	1	-
-	Ciprofloxacin	-	-	-	-	-	-	8
1	DMAEA	N	2	27	500	500	500	750
2	DMAEA	N	2	5	500	250	500	1000
3	DMAEA	N	12	26	500	250	500	750
4	DMAEA	N	12	5	125	50	125	500
5	DMAEA	Y	2	27	500	500	500	50
6	DMAEA	Y	2	5	500	500	500	1000
7	DMAEA	Y	12	26	500	250	500	25
8	DMAEA	Y	12	5	500	250	500	125
9	DEAEA	N	2	16	500	500	750	1000
10	DEAEA	N	2	5	500	500	500	1000
11	DEAEA	N	12	15	500	500	750	1000
12	DEAEA	N	12	5	500	88	125	125
13	DEAEA	Y	2	16	500	500	750	1000
14	DEAEA	Y	2	5	500	500	750	1000
15	DEAEA	Y	12	15	500	500	500	188
16	DEAEA	Y	12	5	500	250	500	50
17	MEA	N	2	21	750	>1500	750	1500
18	MEA	N	2	4	750	500	625	1000
19	MEA	N	12	25	750	>1500	750	750
20	MEA	N	12	4	750	500	750	>1500
21	MEA	Y	2	21	>1500	>1500	>1500	250
22	MEA	Y	2	4	500	500	500	750
23	MEA	Y	12	25	>1500	>1500	>1500	>1500
24	MEA	Y	12	4	500	250	500	188

^aDP(degree of polymerization) values were determined by ¹H NMR peak integration analysis.

^bMIC (μg/mL).