Plasma copolymerized oxazoline and fluoro monomer based amphiphilic coatings for antibacterial and antifouling applications.

ABSTRACT: Incorporation of antibacterial and antibiofouling properties into commercial fabrics is an attractive proposition considering its multifold applications in the health industry. However poor bacterial anti adhesion and low shelf-life limit their widespread applicability. Moreover, while antifouling at the liquid-solid can be addressed by hydrophilic properties, that at the air-solid interface demands hydrophobicity. This work reports the use of an indigenously developed low pressure plasma set-up to deposit amphiphilic coatings through simultaneous deposition of poly(2-ethyl-2-oxazoline) (2E2O) and 1 H,1 H,2 H,2 H-perfluorodecyl acrylate (PFDA). Plasma parameters: deposition time, power, gas and monomer flow rates were optimized and the samples characterized using FTIR, XPS, SEM-EDX, AFM an

SUBMITTER: Misra N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12672588 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature