Journal
ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES
Volume 4, Issue 9, Pages 4708-4716Publisher
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/am3010847
Keywords
biocompatibility; biofilm inhibition; cytotoxicity; dispersin B; layer-by-layer; Staphylococcus epidermidis
Funding
- National Science Foundation [CBET-0708379]
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases [AI82392]
- U.S. Department of State Fulbright Commission
- Nord-Pas de Calais Regional Council (France)
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We developed a highly efficient, biocompatible surface coating that disperses bacterial biofilms through enzymatic cleavage of the extracellular biofilm matrix. The 1 coating was fabricated by binding the naturally existing enzyme dispersin B (DspB) to surface-attached polymer matrices constructed via a layer-by-layer (LbL) deposition technique. LbL matrices were assembled through electrostatic interactions of poly(allylamine hydrochloride) (PAR) and poly(methacrylic acid) (PMAA), followed by chemical cross-linking with glutaraldehyde and pH triggered removal of PMAA, producing a stable PAH hydrogel matrix used for DspB loading. The amount of DspB loaded increased linearly with the number of PAH layers in surface hydrogels. DspB was retained within these coatings in the pH range from 4 to 7.5. DspB-loaded coatings inhibited biofilm formation by two clinical strains of Staphylococcus epidermidis. Biofilm inhibition was >= 98% compared to mock-loaded coatings as determined by CPU enumeration. In addition, DspB-loaded coatings did not inhibit attachment or growth of cultured human osteoblast cells. We suggest that the use of DspB-loaded multilayer coatings presents a promising method for creating biocompatible surfaces with high antibiofilm efficiency, especially when combined with conventional antimicrobial treatment of dispersed bacteria.
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