Photo-switchable supramolecular comb-like polymer brush based on host-guest recognition for use as antimicrobial smart surface

Bacterial infections from biomedical devices pose a great threat to the health of humans and thus place a heavy burden on society. Therefore, developing efficient antibacterial surfaces has attracted much attention. However, it is a challenge to identify or develop a combination that efficiently integrates multiple functions via topological tailoring and on-demand function-switch via non-contact and noninvasive stimuli. To resolve this issue, a highly hydrophilic comb polymer brush was constructed here based on supramolecular host-guest recognition. Azobenzene (azo)-modified antifouling and antibacterial polymers were incorporated into cyclodextrin (CD)-modified antifouling polymer brushes grafted on the surface. The surface thus obtained possessed excellent antifouling performance with a low bacterial density of ∼6.25 × 105 cells per cm2 after 48 h and exhibited a high efficiency of ∼88.2% for killing bacteria. Besides, irradiation with UV light resulted in the desorption of the azo-polymers and a release of ∼85.1% attached bacteria. Irradiating visible light led to the re-adsorption of azo-polymers, which regenerated the fresh surface; the process could be repeated for at least three cycles, and the surface still maintained low bacterial attachments with a cell density of ∼7.10 × 105 cells per cm2, high sterilization efficiency of ∼93.8%, and a bacteria release rate of ∼83.1% in the 3rd cycle. The photo-switchable antibacterial surface presented in this research will provide new insights into the development of smart biomedical surfaces.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:10

Enthalten in:

Journal of materials chemistry. B - 10(2022), 16 vom: 20. Apr., Seite 3039-3047

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Zheng, Si Yu [VerfasserIn]
Ni, Yifeng [VerfasserIn]
Zhou, Jiahui [VerfasserIn]
Gu, Yucong [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Yiting [VerfasserIn]
Yuan, Jingfeng [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Xiaoyu [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Dong [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Shanqiu [VerfasserIn]
Yang, Jintao [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Anti-Bacterial Agents
Journal Article
Polymers
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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Date Completed 22.04.2022

Date Revised 06.07.2022

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1039/d2tb00206j

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM338850694