García-Fernández, LuisCui, JiaxiSerrano, CristinaShafiq, ZahidGropeanu, Radu A.San Miguel Arnanz, VerónicaIturri Ramos, JagobaWang, MiaoAuernhammer, Günter K.Ritz, SandraGolriz, Ali A.Berger, RüdigerWagner, Manfreddel Campo, Aránzazu2017-05-092017-05-092013-01-18Advanced Materials, 2013, 25 (4), pp. 529-533.0935-9648https://hdl.handle.net/10016/24539Inspired 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 them5application/pdfeng© 2013 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, WeinheimBiomimeticsCatecholsAntibacterial strategiesDOPAresearch articleMaterialesQuímicahttp://www.dx.doi.org/10.1002/adma.201203362open access5294533Advanced Materials25AR/0000019811