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Antibacterial Strategies from the Sea: Polymer-Bound Cl-Catechols for Prevention of Biofilm Formation

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URI: https://hdl.handle.net/10016/24539
ISSN: 0935-9648
DOI: http://www.dx.doi.org/10.1002/adma.201203362
UXXI: AR/0000019811
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2013-01-18
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WILEY-VCH
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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
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Biomimetics, Catechols, Antibacterial strategies, DOPA
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Advanced Materials, 2013, 25 (4), pp. 529-533.
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