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ADVANCED MATERIALS INTERFACES
卷 8, 期 10, 页码 -出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/admi.202001807
关键词
adhesion; biofilms; polyelectrolyte coatings; polymer interfaces; wetting
资金
- Russian Science Foundation [19-19-00508]
- RFBR [19-33-90163]
- Projekt DEAL
- Russian Science Foundation [19-19-00508] Funding Source: Russian Science Foundation
The study explores the influence of polyelectrolyte coatings on Escherichia coli biofilm formation, revealing that cationic coatings can limit biofilm spreading even though biofilm density is higher on polycationic surfaces. Additionally, the degree of polyelectrolyte protonation also impacts biofilm spreading on polycation-coated substrates.
Because bacteria-surface interactions play a decisive role in bacteria adhesion and biofilm spreading, it is essential to understand how biofilms respond to surface properties to develop effective strategies to combat them. Polyelectrolyte coating is a simple and efficient way of controlling surface charge and energy. Using polyelectrolytes of various types, with different molecular weights and polyelectrolyte solutions of various pH provides a unique approach to investigate the interactions between biofilms and their substrate. Here, the formation of Escherichia coli biofilms at a solid-air interface is explored, whereby charge and interfacial energy are tuned using polyelectrolyte coatings on the surface. Cationic coatings are observed to limit biofilm spreading, which remain more confined when using high molecular weight polycations. Interestingly, biofilm surface densities are higher on polycationic surfaces despite their well-studied bactericidal properties. Furthermore, the degree of polyelectrolyte protonation also appears to have an influence on biofilm spreading on polycation-coated substrates. Finally, altering the interplay between biomass production and surface forces with polyelectrolyte coatings is shown to affect biofilm 3D architecture. Thereby, it is demonstrated that biofilm growth and spreading on a hydrogel substrate can be tuned from confined to expanded, simply by coating the surface using available polyelectrolytes.
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