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- Title
Covalent bonding of quaternary ammonium compounds and zwitterionic polymer functional layers on polydimethylsiloxane against Escherichia Coli adhesion.
- Authors
Chen, Zi-Ti; Lee, Bor-Shiunn; Tu, Tsung-Han; Chan, Yi-Tsu; Chang, Che-Chen
- Abstract
Quaternary ammonium compounds (QACs) are recognized by the World Health Organization as a useful disinfectant against microbes. The synergistic effect of zwitterionic polymers with QACs as antimicrobial agents rather than QACs alone is yet to be investigated. A potential strategy is the use of covalent bonding to halt the release of minute antibacterials and a hierarchy of functional layers to detain and annihilate microbes. The strategy was tested on a polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) surface on which quaternized poly(2-dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate) (qDMA+) and sulfobetaine (SBMA) were hierarchically functionalized. Attenuated total reflectance Fourier transform infrared analysis confirmed the quaternization of DMA to qDMA+, grafting of qDMA + on PDMS (PDMS-qDMA+), and grafting of the SBMA overlayer on PDMS-qDMA+ (PDMS-qDMA+-SB). Contact angle measurement showed that PDMS-qDMA + exhibited the lowest contact angle (26.2 ± 2.9°) compared with the hydrophobic PDMS (115.2 ± 1.6°), but that of PDMSqDMA+-SB increased to 56.3 ± 1.3°. The Escherichia coli survival count revealed that PDMS-qDMA+ and PDMS-qDMA+-SB exhibited significantly greater bactericidal ability than PDMS. Confocal laser scanning microscopy revealed fewer dead bacteria on PDMS-qDMA+-SB than on PDMS-qDMA+. Scanning electron microscopy demonstrated that E. coli was disintegrated on the functionalized surface via dual-end cell lysis. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first observation of this type of process. The results confirmed the potent antibacterial and cell disruption activities of the qDMA+ and SBMA modified PDMS surface.
- Subjects
WORLD Health Organization; POLYZWITTERIONS; ZWITTERIONS; COVALENT bonds; ESCHERICHIA coli; ATTENUATED total reflectance; POLYDIMETHYLSILOXANE; QUATERNARY ammonium compounds
- Publication
Journal of Biomaterials Applications, 2024, Vol 38, Issue 6, p772
- ISSN
0885-3282
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/08853282231219063