Bacterial adsorption to thermoresponsive polymer surfaces
Bacterial adsorption to thermoresponsive polymer surfaces
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DOI：
10.1023/a:1005622424821
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发表时间：
2000-01-01
影响因子：
2.7
通讯作者：
Vulfson, EN
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作者：
Cunliffe, D;Smart, CA;Vulfson, EN
The ability of microorganisms to 'recognise' a change in the hydrophobicity/hydrophilicity balance of the surface was demonstrated using thermoresponsive poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) co-polymers with different Lower Critical Solution Temperatures. The polymers were grafted onto hydrolysed glass under well controlled conditions and the adhesion was followed using C-13-labelled Listeria monocytogenes. Attachment of the bacteria was found to be directly affected by the polymer transition from a hydrophilic to a hydrophobic state but by less than one order of magnitude.
