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Zwitterionic surface chemistry enhances detachment of bacteria under shear

Published:2022 Issue:35 Volume:18 Page:6618-6628
ISSN:1744-683X
Container-title:Soft Matter
language:en
Short-container-title:Soft Matter

Author:

Shave Molly K.¹²^ORCID,Zhou Yitian¹²,Kim Jiwon¹³^ORCID,Kim Ye Chan²^ORCID,Hutchison Jaime⁴,Bendejacq Denis⁴,Goulian Mark⁵,Choi Jonghoon¹³,Composto Russell J.¹²^ORCID,Lee Daeyeon¹^ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA

2. Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA

3. School of Integrative Engineering, Chung-Ang University, Seoul, 06974, Republic of Korea

4. Solvay, Bristol, PA, USA

5. Department of Biology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA

Abstract

A microfluidic approach is used to evaluate the effectiveness in facilitating bacteria detachment by shear of an antifouling surface treatment using a zwitterionic silane. The zwitterionic group significantly enhances bacteria detachment under shear.

Funder

National Science Foundation

Publisher

Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)

Subject

Condensed Matter Physics,General Chemistry

Link

http://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlepdf/2022/SM/D2SM00065B

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