10.6084/m9.figshare.825597.v1
E. Faure
E.
Faure
C. Vreuls
C.
Vreuls
G. Zocchi
G.
Zocchi
C. Van De Weerdt
C.
Van De Weerdt
J. Martial
J.
Martial
C. Detrembleur
C.
Detrembleur
C. Falentin-Daudré
C.
Falentin-Daudré
C. Jérôme
C.
Jérôme
A.-S. Duwez
A.-S.
Duwez
A green and bio-inspired process to afford durable anti-biofilm properties to stainless steel
Taylor & Francis Group
2012
bio-inspired
durable
anti-biofilm
stainless
2012-08-01 00:00:00
Journal contribution
https://tandf.figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/A_green_and_bio_inspired_process_to_afford_durable_anti_biofilm_properties_to_stainless_steel/825597
<div><p>A bio-inspired durable anti-biofilm coating was developed for industrial stainless steel (SS) surfaces. Two polymers inspired from the adhesive and cross-linking properties of mussels were designed and assembled from aqueous solutions onto SS surfaces to afford durable coatings. Trypsin, a commercially available broad spectrum serine protease, was grafted as the final active layer of the coating. Its proteolytic activity after long immersion periods was demonstrated against several substrata, viz. a synthetic molecule, <i>N</i>-α-benzoyl-DL-arginine-<i>p</i>-nitroanilide hydrochloride (BAPNA), a protein, FTC-casein, and Gram-positive biofilm forming bacterium <i>Staphylococcus epidermidis</i>.</p>
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