Dual Action Antimicrobial Surfaces: Alternating Photopatterns Maintain Contact‐Killing Properties with Reduced Biofilm Formation. Issue 10 (12th October 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Blackman, Lewis D.; Fros, Marion K.; Welch, Nicholas G.; Gengenbach, Thomas R.; Qu, Yue; Pasic, Paul; Gunatillake, Pathiraja A.; Thissen, Helmut; Cass, Peter; Locock, Katherine E. S.
• Is Part Of: Macromolecular materials and engineering. Volume 305:Issue 10(2020)
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• Publication Date: 2020-10-12
• Subjects: Plastics -- Periodicals; Polymers -- Periodicals; Polymerization -- Periodicals; 547.705
• DOI: 10.1002/mame.202070026
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1438-7492

Abstract

Abstract : Front Cover : Biofouling of surfaces remains a key issue despite progress in contact‐killing and antiadhesive coatings technology. In article number 2000371 by Peter Cass, Katherine E. S. Locock, and co‐workers, alternating lowfouling polymer regions are installed onto a surface using orthogonal surface modification techniques. These dual action surfaces show significantly reduced biofouling compared to single component contact‐killing surfaces in the presence of a clinically relevant nosocomial opportunistic bacterial pathogen.