Bioinspired marine antifouling coatings: Antifouling mechanisms, design strategies and application feasibility studies

Z Li, P Liu, S Chen, X Liu, Y Yu, T Li, Y Wan… - European Polymer …, 2023 - Elsevier
Marine fouling is one of the major challenges facing humanity in marine industrial
production and transport activities. Traditional antifouling coatings use toxic antifouling …

[HTML][HTML] Nanogels: A novel approach in antimicrobial delivery systems and antimicrobial coatings

D Keskin, G Zu, AM Forson, L Tromp, J Sjollema… - Bioactive materials, 2021 - Elsevier
The implementation of nanotechnology to develop efficient antimicrobial systems has a
significant impact on the prospects of the biomedical field. Nanogels are soft polymeric …

[HTML][HTML] Strategies applied to modify structured and smooth surfaces: A step closer to reduce bacterial adhesion and biofilm formation

A Uneputty, A Dávila-Lezama, D Garibo… - Colloid and Interface …, 2022 - Elsevier
Nearly a century has passed since the discovery of the first antibiotics. With each passing
decade, more bacterial strains developed resistance towards existing antibiotics. Alternative …

Ultrasensitive Ratiometric Electrochemiluminescence Sensor with an Efficient Antifouling and Antibacterial Interface of PSBMA@SiO2-MXene for Oxytetracycline …

M Ding, S Zhang, J Wang, Y Ding, C Ding - Analytical chemistry, 2023 - ACS Publications
The sensitivity and accuracy of electrochemiluminescence (ECL) sensors for detecting small-
molecule pollutants in environmental water are affected not only by nonspecific adsorption …

Enhancing polysulfone mixed-matrix membranes with amine-functionalized graphene oxide for air dehumidification and water treatment

O Abdalla, A Rehman, A Nabeeh, MA Wahab… - Membranes, 2023 - mdpi.com
Porous low-pressure membranes have been used as active membranes in water treatment
and as support for thin-film composite membranes used in water desalination and gas …

Plasma‐activated liquids for mitigating biofilms on food and food contact surfaces

Y Zhao, ML Bhavya, A Patange… - … Reviews in Food …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Plasma‐activated liquids (PALs) are emerging and promising alternatives to traditional
decontamination technologies and have evolved as a new technology for applications in …

Infection resistant surface coatings by polymer brushes: strategies to construct and applications

S Dhingra, S Sharma, S Saha - ACS Applied Bio Materials, 2022 - ACS Publications
Bacteria-assisted infections on biomaterials used inside a body as an implant/device are
one of the major threats to human health. Microbial-resistant coatings on biomaterials can …

Hydrophilic polymer-based anti-biofouling coatings: Preparation, mechanism, and durability

Z Huang, H Ghasemi - Advances in Colloid and Interface Science, 2020 - Elsevier
Anti-biofouling materials that combat microorganism attachment have been intensively
studied due to the ever-growing demand on smart and durable coatings. Although various …

Bifunctional phosphorylcholine-modified adsorbent with enhanced selectivity and antibacterial property for recovering uranium from seawater

Z Huang, H Dong, N Yang, H Li, N He… - … applied materials & …, 2020 - ACS Publications
The recovery of uranium from seawater is of great concern because of the growing demand
for nuclear energy. Though amidoxime-functionalized adsorbents as the most promising …

Scalable inter-diffused zwitterionic polyurethanes for durable antibacterial coatings

Z Huang, S Nazifi, K Cheng, A Karim… - Chemical Engineering …, 2021 - Elsevier
In the past decades, the omnipresent bacterial attachment and biofilm formation on surfaces
have facilitated the transmission of infectious diseases on global scale, inflicting significant …