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ADVANCED MATERIALS
Volume 25, Issue 4, Pages 529-533Publisher
WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH
DOI: 10.1002/adma.201203362
Keywords
biomimetics; catechols; antibacterial strategies; DOPA
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Inspired by the amino acid 2-chloro4,5-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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