Loading...
Thermally switchable polymers achieve controlled Escherichia coli detachment
Hook, A.L. Chang, Chien-Yi Scurr, D.J. Langer, R. Anderson, D.G. Williams, P. Davies, M.C. Alexander, M.R.
Hook, A.L.
Chang, Chien-Yi
Scurr, D.J.
Langer, R.
Anderson, D.G.
Williams, P.
Davies, M.C.
Alexander, M.R.
Publication Date
2014-07
End of Embargo
Supervisor
Rights
© 2014 The Authors. Published by WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA,
Weinheim. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons
Attribution License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided
the original work is properly cited.
Peer-Reviewed
Yes
Open Access status
openAccess
Accepted for publication
2013
Institution
Department
Awarded
Embargo end date
Collections
Additional title
Abstract
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.
Version
Published version
Citation
Hook AL, Chang C, Scurr DJ et al (2014) Thermally switchable polymers achieve
controlled Escherichia coli detachment. Advanced Healthcare Materials. 3(7): 1020-1025.
Link to publisher’s version
Link to published version
Link to Version of Record
Type
Article