Infection-Triggered, Self-Cleaning Surfaces with On-Demand Cleavage of Surface-Localized Surfactant Moieties

Biofouling of surfaces is a major cause of infection and leads to significant patient morbidity and mortality within healthcare settings. With ever-increasing concerns over antibiotic resistance and associated challenges in eradicating surface-attached biofilm communities, efficacious antifouling materials are urgently required. We herein describe the development of an inherently antiadherent polymer system with the capacity for on-demand cleavage of surface-localized surfactant moieties. The nonionic surfactant, Triton X-100, was linked to hydrogel monomers via hydrolytically labile ester bonds. Synthesized copolymers exhibited pH-dependent switching of surfactant release, with elution triggered under the alkaline conditions characteristic of catheter-associated urinary tract infections and subsequently slowed down as the pH decreased, representing eradication of infection. In addition, the materials demonstrated complete resistance to adherence of Staphylococcus aureus following 24 h incubation in infected artificial urine, with reductions in adherence of Proteus mirabilis of up to 89% also observed. This dual-pronged approach with active, infection-responsive cleavage of surfactant to enhance the antiadherent properties of the surfactant-modified surfaces represents a promising self-cleaning strategy without associated concerns over bacterial resistance.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:7

Enthalten in:

ACS biomaterials science & engineering - 7(2021), 2 vom: 08. Feb., Seite 586-594

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Irwin, Nicola J [VerfasserIn]
Trotter, Johann L [VerfasserIn]
Carson, Louise [VerfasserIn]
McCoy, Colin P [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Antifouling
Infection-responsive
Journal Article
PH-triggered
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Surface-Active Agents
Surfactant conjugates

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Date Completed 14.05.2021

Date Revised 14.05.2021

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1021/acsbiomaterials.0c01192

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM320646378