Robust Low Friction Antibiotic Coating of Urethral Catheters Using a Catechol-Functionalized Polymeric Hydrogel Film

Robust Low Friction Antibiotic Coating of Urethral Catheters Using a Catechol-Functionalized Polymeric Hydrogel Film

Indwelling urethral catheters are widely used in hospitalized patients. However, they are associated with bacterial infection and biofilm formation due to the suboptimal surface properties of the elastic materials used for the catheters. Although there are several antibacterial coating technologies...

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Main Authors: Kisuk Yang, Kyuri Kim, Eunjee A. Lee, Sophie S. Liu, Sara Kabli, Samar A. Alsudir, Shahad Albrahim, Angela Zhou, Tae Gwan Park, Haeshin Lee, Abdulaziz M. Almalik, Jeffrey M. Karp, Ali H. Alhasan, Yuhan Lee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Materials
Subjects:
urethral catheter
surface coating
catechol
hydrogel
lubricity
anti-bacterial adhesion
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmats.2019.00274/full

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