Self-adaptive antibacterial surfaces with bacterium-triggered antifouling-bactericidal switching properties

• DOI: 10.1039/c9bm01666j
• Publication Date: 2019-12-19T01:43:30Z
• Authors: Yidan Zhang; Xiang Zhang; Yu-Qing Zhao; Xin-Yang Zhang; Xiaokang Ding; Xuejia Ding; Bingran Yu; Shun Duan; Fu-Jian Xu
• Keywords: Staphylococcus aureus; Catheters; Surface Properties; Polyurethanes; Hydrodynamics; 01 natural sciences; Bacterial Adhesion; Anti-Bacterial Agents; Polyethylene Glycols; Polymerization; 0104 chemical sciences

Self-adaptive antibacterial surfaces with bacterium-triggered antifouling-bactericidal switching properties were readily constructed for the therapy of catheter-associated infection.