Thermally Switchable Polymers Achieve Controlled Escherichia coli Detachment
The thermally triggered release of up to 96% of attached uropathogenic E. coli is achieved on two polymers with opposite changes in surface wettability upon reduction in temperature. This demonstrates that the bacterial attachment to a surface cannot be explained in terms of water contact angle alon...
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Wiley Blackwell,
2016-02-09T19:05:08Z.
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Summary: | The thermally triggered release of up to 96% of attached uropathogenic E. coli is achieved on two polymers with opposite changes in surface wettability upon reduction in temperature. This demonstrates that the bacterial attachment to a surface cannot be explained in terms of water contact angle alone; rather, the surface composition of the polymer plays the key role. Wellcome Trust (London, England) (Grant 085245) National Institutes of Health (U.S.) (Grant R01 DE016516) |
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