| Literature DB >> 23139083 |
Luis García-Fernández1, Jiaxi Cui, Cristina Serrano, Zahid Shafiq, Radu A Gropeanu, Verónica San Miguel, Jagoba Iturri Ramos, Miao Wang, Gunther K Auernhammer, Sandra Ritz, Ali A Golriz, Rüdiger Berger, Manfred Wagner, Aránzazu del Campo.
Abstract
Inspired by the amino acid 2-chloro-4,5-dihydroxyphenylalanine (Cl-DOPA), present in the composition of the proteinaceous glue of the sandcastle worm Phragmatopoma californica, a simple strategy is presented to confer antifouling properties to polymer surfaces using (but not releasing) a bioinspired biocide. Cl-Dopamine is used to functionalize polymer materials and hydrogel films easily, to prevent biofilm formation on them.Entities:
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Year: 2012 PMID: 23139083 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201203362
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Adv Mater ISSN: 0935-9648 Impact factor: 30.849