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> </div>