A Novel Strategy for Creating an Antibacterial Surface Using a Highly Efficient Electrospray-Based Method for Silica Deposition
- Authors
- Levana, O.; Hong, S.; Kim, S.H.; Jeong, J.H.; Hur, S.S.; Lee, J.W.; Kwon, K.-S.; Hwang, Y.
- Issue Date
- Jan-2022
- Publisher
- MDPI
- Keywords
- Anti-adhesive properties; Antibacterial surface; Electrospray; Hydrophobicity; Silica deposition
- Citation
- International Journal of Molecular Sciences, v.23, no.1
- Journal Title
- International Journal of Molecular Sciences
- Volume
- 23
- Number
- 1
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/gachon/handle/2020.sw.gachon/83634
- DOI
- 10.3390/ijms23010513
- ISSN
- 1661-6596
- Abstract
- Adhesion of bacteria on biomedical implant surfaces is a prerequisite for biofilm for-mation, which may increase the chances of infection and chronic inflammation. In this study, we employed a novel electrospray-based technique to develop an antibacterial surface by efficiently depositing silica homogeneously onto polyethylene terephthalate (PET) film to achieve hydropho-bic and anti-adhesive properties. We evaluated its potential application in inhibiting bacterial adhesion using both Gram-negative Escherichia coli (E. coli) and Gram-positive Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) bacteria. These silica-deposited PET surfaces could provide hydrophobic surfaces with a water contact angle greater than 120° as well as increased surface roughness (root mean square roughness value of 82.50 ± 16.22 nm and average roughness value of 65.15 ± 15.26 nm) that could significantly reduce bacterial adhesion by approximately 66.30% and 64.09% for E. coli and S. aureus, respectively, compared with those on plain PET surfaces. Furthermore, we observed that silica-de-posited PET surfaces showed no detrimental effects on cell viability in human dermal fibroblasts, as confirmed by MTT (3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5 diphenyl tetrazolium bromide and live/dead assays. Taken together, such approaches that are easy to synthesize, cost effective, and efficient, and could provide innovative strategies for preventing bacterial adhesion on biomedical implant surfaces in the clinical setting. © 2022 by the authors. Li-censee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.
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