Zwitterionic polymers have become a kind of potential biomaterial system used to design
nonfouling interfaces between general materials and biological environments. This …

In biomedicine fields, biofouling can easily occur on devices such as sensors and catheters,
causing some iatrogenic infections, which menace the lives and health of patients greatly …

Low‐fouling materials are often generated by surface zwitterionization with polymers. In this
context, poly‐N‐oxides have recently attracted considerable attention as biomimetic stealth …

Membrane technology has emerged as a crucial method for obtaining clean water from
unconventional sources in the face of water scarcity. It finds wide applications in wastewater …

This research successfully developed a zwitterionic copolymer, poly (2-oxoethyl
methacrylate-co-sulfobetaine methacrylate) poly (OxMA-co-SBMA), in which the OxMA …

The three dominating polyzwitterion families, polyphosphatidylcholines,
polycarboxybetaines, and polysulfobetaines, all of which provide high fouling resistance …

Achieving a delicate equilibrium between the mechanical and antifouling attributes of
silicone-based coatings remains a formidable task. This research unveiled a novel approach …

Implantable catheters are susceptible to severe complications due to non-specific protein
adhesion on their surfaces. Polyethylene glycol (PEG) coatings, the gold standard for …

The resistance of zwitterionic polymer coatings against the adsorption of proteins and the
attachment of pathogenic bacteria is influenced by the precise molecular architecture of the …

The undesirable and inevitable adhesion of marine organisms on submerged surfaces has
seriously affect the environment, economy and society, so emerging and promising …