The antifouling mechanism and application of bio-inspired superwetting surfaces with effective antifouling performance

Antibacterial Iodine-Releasing Coatings of Cross-Linked Poly(N-vinylpyrrolidone) Synthesized by Solvent-Free Initiated Chemical Vapor Deposition

“…There are two kinds of killing approaches: one is to release biocides from coatings to kill microbes on and around biomaterial surfaces; the other is to kill microbes upon contact through antimicrobial agents fixed on biomaterial surfaces . Antifouling strategy is based on the spatial structure, charge, and surface energy of biomaterial surfaces to prevent microbial adhesion and inhibit further microbial growth on biomaterial surfaces . Recently, multifunctional coatings that combine killing and antifouling strategies have developed to improve antimicrobial properties, , such as a hydrophobic polycationic coating that combined antifouling and contact-killing activity, a hydrophilic polycationic coating that combined contact-killing and pH-responsive antifouling activity, a hydrophilic lubricant coating that combined antifouling and antibiotic release, and so on.…”