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The effects of fluid composition and shear conditions on bacterial adhesion to an antifouling peptide-coated surface

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 August 2018

Patrícia Alves ,
Sivan Nir ,
Meital Reches  and
Filipe Mergulhão
Patrícia Alves
Affiliation:
LEPABE – Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias s/n 4200-465 Porto, Portugal
Sivan Nir
Affiliation:
Institute of Chemistry and the Center for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Safra Campus, Givat Ram, Jerusalem 91904, Israel
Meital Reches*
Affiliation:
Institute of Chemistry and the Center for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Safra Campus, Givat Ram, Jerusalem 91904, Israel
Filipe Mergulhão*
Affiliation:
LEPABE – Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias s/n 4200-465 Porto, Portugal
*
Address all correspondence to Meital Reches and Filipe Mergulhão at E-mail: meital.reches@mail.huji.ac.il and filipem@fe.up.pt
Address all correspondence to Meital Reches and Filipe Mergulhão at E-mail: meital.reches@mail.huji.ac.il and filipem@fe.up.pt
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Abstract

Biofilms can damage implants and are difficult to treat. Here, we assessed the performance of a tripeptide that self-assembles into an antifouling coating over a broad range of shear conditions that are relevant to biomedical applications. Adhesion assays were performed using a parallel plate flow chamber. The results show that the coating can reduce Escherichia coli adhesion up to 70% when compared with glass. At a shear rate of 15/s, typical for urinary catheters, the coating reduced the adhesion by more than 50%. These findings suggest critical features that should be considered when developing surfaces for biomedical purposes.

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MRS Communications , Volume 8 , Issue 3 , September 2018 , pp. 938 - 946
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