Healable Antifouling Films Composed of Partially Hydrolyzed Poly(2-ethyl-2-oxazoline) and Poly(acrylic acid).
ACS Appl Mater Interfaces
; 9(16): 14429-14436, 2017 Apr 26.
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Antifouling polymeric films can prevent undesirable adhesion of bacteria but are prone to accidental scratches, leading to a loss of their antifouling functions. To solve this problem, we report the fabrication of healable antifouling polymeric films by layer-by-layer assembly of partially hydrolyzed poly(2-ethyl-2-oxazoline) (PEtOx-EI-7%) and poly(acrylic acid) (PAA) based on hydrogen-bonding interaction as the driving force. The thermally cross-linked (PAA/PEtOx-EI-7%)*100 films show strong resistance to adhesion of both Gram-negative Escherichia coli and Gram-positive Bacillus subtilis bacteria due to the high surface and bulk concentration of the antifouling polymer PEtOx-EI-7%. Meanwhile, the dynamic nature of the hydrogen-bonding interactions and the high mobility of the polymers in the presence of water enable repeated healing of cuts of several tens of micrometers wide in cross-linked (PAA/PEtOx-EI-7%)*100 films to fully restore their antifouling function.
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