Direct Experimental Evidence of Biomimetic Surfaces with Chemical Modifications Interfering with Adhesive Protein Adsorption.

ABSTRACT: Current approaches to dealing with the worldwide problem of marine biofouling are to impart chemical functionality to the surface or utilize microtopography inspired by nature. Previous reports have shown that only introducing a single method may not resist adhesion of mussels or inhibit biofouling in static forms. While it is promising to integrate two methods to develop an effective antifouling strategy, related basic research is still lacking. Here, we have fabricated engineered shark skin surfaces with different feature heights and terminated with different chemical moieties. Atomic force microscopy (AFM) with a modified colloid probe technique and quartz crystal microbalance with a dissipation n (QCM-D) monitoring method have been introduced to directly determine the interactions betw

SUBMITTER: Yang H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6337514 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature