Synthesis of VO2/Poly(MMA-co-dMEMUABr) antimicrobial/thermochromic dual-functional coatings

In order to address the need for window coatings that can control room temperature while being self-cleaning, this work examined a dual-functional antimicrobial/thermochromic coating. The goal was addressed by chemically polymerizing the antimicrobial agent, quaternary ammonium compound (QAC) N,N-dimethyl-N-{2-[(2-methylprop-2-enoyl)oxy]ethyl}undecane-1-aminium bromide (dMEMUABr) while using vanadium dioxide (VO2) as the thermochromic agent. The...