Construction of ZnO/PCL Antibacterial Coating Potentially for Dental Unit Waterlines
The formation of bacterial biofilms and the contamination of treatment water within dental unit waterlines can lead to a risk of secondary bacterial infections in immunocompromised patients. Although chemical disinfectants can reduce the contamination of treatment water, they can also cause corrosio...
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| description | The formation of bacterial biofilms and the contamination of treatment water within dental unit waterlines can lead to a risk of secondary bacterial infections in immunocompromised patients. Although chemical disinfectants can reduce the contamination of treatment water, they can also cause corrosion damage to dental unit waterlines. Considering the antibacterial effect of ZnO, a ZnO-containing coating was prepared on the surface of polyurethane waterlines using polycaprolactone (PCL) with a good film-forming capacity. The ZnO-containing PCL coating improved the hydrophobicity of polyurethane waterlines, thus inhibiting the adhesion of bacteria. Moreover, the continuous slow release of Zn ions endowed polyurethane waterlines with antibacterial activity, thus effectively preventing the formation of bacterial biofilms. Meanwhile, the ZnO-containing PCL coating had good biocompatibility. The present study suggests that ZnO-containing PCL coating can realize a long-term antibacterial effect on the polyurethane waterlines by itself, providing a novel strategy for the manufacture of autonomous antibacterial dental unit waterlines. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ca6816077f9f4a08b4c0dec2ab141a0c2023-11-17T19:53:28ZengMDPI AGJournal of Functional Biomaterials2079-49832023-04-0114422510.3390/jfb14040225Construction of ZnO/PCL Antibacterial Coating Potentially for Dental Unit WaterlinesMin Xing0Haifeng Zhang1Ling Zhang2Wenhao Qian3Shanghai Xuhui District Dental Center, Shanghai 200032, ChinaState Key Laboratory of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200050, ChinaShanghai Xuhui District Dental Center, Shanghai 200032, ChinaShanghai Xuhui District Dental Center, Shanghai 200032, ChinaThe formation of bacterial biofilms and the contamination of treatment water within dental unit waterlines can lead to a risk of secondary bacterial infections in immunocompromised patients. Although chemical disinfectants can reduce the contamination of treatment water, they can also cause corrosion damage to dental unit waterlines. Considering the antibacterial effect of ZnO, a ZnO-containing coating was prepared on the surface of polyurethane waterlines using polycaprolactone (PCL) with a good film-forming capacity. The ZnO-containing PCL coating improved the hydrophobicity of polyurethane waterlines, thus inhibiting the adhesion of bacteria. Moreover, the continuous slow release of Zn ions endowed polyurethane waterlines with antibacterial activity, thus effectively preventing the formation of bacterial biofilms. Meanwhile, the ZnO-containing PCL coating had good biocompatibility. The present study suggests that ZnO-containing PCL coating can realize a long-term antibacterial effect on the polyurethane waterlines by itself, providing a novel strategy for the manufacture of autonomous antibacterial dental unit waterlines.https://www.mdpi.com/2079-4983/14/4/225polyurethanedental unit waterlinesZnOantibacterial |
| spellingShingle | Min Xing Haifeng Zhang Ling Zhang Wenhao Qian Construction of ZnO/PCL Antibacterial Coating Potentially for Dental Unit Waterlines Journal of Functional Biomaterials polyurethane dental unit waterlines ZnO antibacterial |
| title | Construction of ZnO/PCL Antibacterial Coating Potentially for Dental Unit Waterlines |
| title_full | Construction of ZnO/PCL Antibacterial Coating Potentially for Dental Unit Waterlines |
| title_fullStr | Construction of ZnO/PCL Antibacterial Coating Potentially for Dental Unit Waterlines |
| title_full_unstemmed | Construction of ZnO/PCL Antibacterial Coating Potentially for Dental Unit Waterlines |
| title_short | Construction of ZnO/PCL Antibacterial Coating Potentially for Dental Unit Waterlines |
| title_sort | construction of zno pcl antibacterial coating potentially for dental unit waterlines |
| topic | polyurethane dental unit waterlines ZnO antibacterial |
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