Antimicrobial Polymers in Solution and on Surfaces Overview and Functional Principles.docVIP

Polymers 2012, 4, 46-71; doi:10.3390/polym4010046 OPEN ACCESS polymers ISSN 2073-4360 /journal/polymers Review Antimicrobial Polymers in Solution and on Surfaces: Overview and Functional Principles Felix Siedenbiedel and Joerg C. Tiller * BCI, TU Dortmund, Emil-Figge-Str. 66, 44227 Dortmund, Germany; E-Mail: felix.siedenbiedel@tu-dortmund.de * Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-Mail: joerg.tiller@tu-dortmund.de; Tel.: +49-231-755-2479; Fax: +49-231-755-2480. Received: 28 November 2011; in revised form: 23 December 2011 / Accepted: 4 January 2012 / Published: 9 January 20