PMID- 32263298
OWN - NLM
STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE
LR  - 20200408
IS  - 2050-7518 (Electronic)
IS  - 2050-750X (Linking)
VI  - 4
IP  - 15
DP  - 2016 Apr 21
TI  - Antibacterial, electrospun nanofibers of novel poly(sulfobetaine) and 
      poly(sulfabetaine)s.
PG  - 2731-2738
LID - 10.1039/c6tb00595k [doi]
AB  - Polymers capable of forming hydration layers have gained increasing attention due 
      to their ability to form environmentally friendly antifouling surfaces. 
      Zwitterionic polymers are an important class of materials under this category. 
      However, the effectiveness of many zwitterionic polymers for long-term 
      applications is compromised because of their solubility in sea water, poor 
      hydrolytic stability and deteriorating mechanical integrity upon wetting. This 
      study reports on the preparation and characterization of electrospun fibers 
      derived from novel polysulfobetaine and polysulfabetaines (PSBs) composed of 
      polyvinylbenzyl backbones. The morphology of the electrospun nanofibers was 
      elucidated with the help of a scanning electron microscope. Hydration studies 
      were conducted in deionized water and artificial sea water. Antifouling 
      performance of the electrospun nanofibers was evaluated by studying the adhesion 
      and growth of bacteria in natural, and filtered sea water. Terminal restriction 
      fragment length polymorphism (TRFLP) fingerprinting was performed to determine 
      the nature of the bacterial community attached to the electrospun fibers. Some of 
      the PSBs prevented bacterial growth without showing any biocidal nature. Thus the 
      findings of this study are potentially relevant for current trends seeking 
      environmentally friendly antifouling solutions.
FAU - Vasantha, Vivek Arjunan
AU  - Vasantha VA
AD  - Institute of Chemical and Engineering Sciences (ICES), Agency for Science, 
      Technology and Research (A*STAR), 1 Pesek Road, Jurong Island, Singapore 627833. 
      vivek_vasantha@ices.a-star.edu.sg aparthiban@ices.a-star.edu.sg.
FAU - Zainul Rahim, Siti Zarina
AU  - Zainul Rahim SZ
FAU - Jayaraman, Sundaramurthy
AU  - Jayaraman S
FAU - Junyuan, Gabriel Han
AU  - Junyuan GH
FAU - Puniredd, Sreenivasa Reddy
AU  - Puniredd SR
FAU - Ramakrishna, Seeram
AU  - Ramakrishna S
FAU - Teo, Serena Lay-Ming
AU  - Teo SL
FAU - Parthiban, Anbanandam
AU  - Parthiban A
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20160405
PL  - England
TA  - J Mater Chem B
JT  - Journal of materials chemistry. B
JID - 101598493
SB  - IM
EDAT- 2016/04/21 00:00
MHDA- 2016/04/21 00:01
CRDT- 2020/04/09 06:00
PHST- 2020/04/09 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2016/04/21 00:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2016/04/21 00:01 [medline]
AID - 10.1039/c6tb00595k [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - J Mater Chem B. 2016 Apr 21;4(15):2731-2738. doi: 10.1039/c6tb00595k. Epub 2016 
      Apr 5.