Just Antimicrobial is not Enough: Toward Bifunctional Polymer Surfaces with Dual Antimicrobial and Protein-Repellent Functionality

Current Developments in Antimicrobial Surface Coatings for Biomedical Applications

(2015) J.J.T.M. Swartjes et al.   CURRENT MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY

Antimicrobial and cell-compatible surface-attached polymer networks – how the correlation of chemical structure to physical and biological data leads to a modified mechanism of action

(2015) Peng Zou et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry B

Durable defense: robust and varied attachment of non-leaching poly“-onium” bactericidal coatings to reactive and inert surfaces

(2014) Jeremy Yatvin et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Development of a Standardized and Safe Airborne Antibacterial Assay, and Its Evaluation on Antibacterial Biomimetic Model Surfaces

(2014) Ali Al-Ahmad et al.   PLoS One

Antifouling and Antimicrobial Polymer Membranes Based on Bioinspired Polydopamine and Strong Hydrogen-Bonded Poly(N-vinyl pyrrolidone)

(2013) Jinhong Jiang et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

A Shape-Adaptive, Antibacterial-Coating of Immobilized Quaternary-Ammonium Compounds Tethered on Hyperbranched Polyurea and its Mechanism of Action

(2013) Lia A. T. W. Asri et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Silver–Zwitterion Organic–Inorganic Nanocomposite with Antimicrobial and Antiadhesive Capabilities

(2013) Rong Hu et al.   LANGMUIR

Nature-Inspired Antimicrobial Polymers – Assessment of Their Potential for Biomedical Applications

(2013) Ali Al-Ahmad et al.   PLoS One

It takes walls and knights to defend a castle – synthesis of surface coatings from antimicrobial and antibiofouling polymers

(2012) Peng Zou et al.   JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY

Antimicrobial Polymers in Solution and on Surfaces: Overview and Functional Principles

(2012) Felix Siedenbiedel et al.   Polymers

Reversibly Switching the Function of a Surface between Attacking and Defending against Bacteria

(2011) Zhiqiang Cao et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Dual-Functional ROMP-Based Betaines: Effect of Hydrophilicity and Backbone Structure on Nonfouling Properties

(2011) Semra Colak et al.   LANGMUIR

Mechanistic Considerations on Contact-Active Antimicrobial Surfaces with Controlled Functional Group Densities

(2011) Arno M. Bieser et al.   MACROMOLECULAR BIOSCIENCE

New Strategies in the Development of Antimicrobial Coatings: The Example of Increasing Usage of Silver and Silver Nanoparticles

(2011) Menno L. W. Knetsch et al.   Polymers

Anti-fouling bioactive surfaces

(2010) Qian Yu et al.   Acta Biomaterialia

Antifouling Coatings: Recent Developments in the Design of Surfaces That Prevent Fouling by Proteins, Bacteria, and Marine Organisms

(2010) Indrani Banerjee et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

The role of the interplay between polymer architecture and bacterial surface properties on the microbial adhesion to polyoxazoline-based ultrathin films

(2010) Bidhari Pidhatika et al.   BIOMATERIALS

Integrated Antimicrobial and Nonfouling Hydrogels to Inhibit the Growth of Planktonic Bacterial Cells and Keep the Surface Clean

(2010) Gang Cheng et al.   LANGMUIR

A polycationic antimicrobial and biocompatible hydrogel with microbe membrane suctioning ability

(2010) Peng Li et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Controlling the release of peptide antimicrobial agents from surfaces

(2009) Anita Shukla et al.   BIOMATERIALS

Antimicrobial Polymers Prepared by Ring-Opening Metathesis Polymerization: Manipulating Antimicrobial Properties by Organic Counterion and Charge Density Variation

(2009) Karen Lienkamp et al.   CHEMISTRY-A EUROPEAN JOURNAL

“Doubly Selective” Antimicrobial Polymers: How Do They Differentiate between Bacteria?

(2009) Karen Lienkamp et al.   CHEMISTRY-A EUROPEAN JOURNAL

Antimicrobial surfaces and their potential in reducing the role of the inanimate environment in the incidence of hospital-acquired infections

(2009) Kristopher Page et al.   JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY

Antimicrobial Surfaces through Natural Product Hybrids

(2008) Jean-Yves Wach et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

A Switchable Biocompatible Polymer Surface with Self-Sterilizing and Nonfouling Capabilities

(2008) Gang Cheng et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Antibacterial and Antifouling Polymer Brushes Incorporating Antimicrobial Peptide

(2008) Karine Glinel et al.   BIOCONJUGATE CHEMISTRY

Advances in polymers for anti-biofouling surfaces

(2008) Sitaraman Krishnan et al.   JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY

Antimicrobial Polymers Prepared by ROMP with Unprecedented Selectivity: A Molecular Construction Kit Approach

(2008) Karen Lienkamp et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Nonleaching Antibacterial Glass Surfaces via “Grafting Onto”: The Effect of the Number of Quaternary Ammonium Groups on Biocidal Activity

(2008) Jinyu Huang et al.   LANGMUIR

Poly-2-methyl-2-oxazoline:  A Peptide-like Polymer for Protein-Repellent Surfaces

(2008) Rupert Konradi et al.   LANGMUIR

Fast Disinfecting Antimicrobial Surfaces

(2008) Ahmad E. Madkour et al.   LANGMUIR

Dynamics of swollen gel layers anchored to solid surfaces

(2008) Maria Gianneli et al.   Soft Matter