Journal article
Bacteria repellent protein hydrogel decorated with tunable, isotropic, nano-on-micro hierarchical microbump array
Abstract
We report the development of ordered shape-controllable microbump structures on protein hydrogels using polystyrene honeycomb templates. Addition of protein nanogels results in the formation of hierarchical nano-on-micro structures and increases surface hydrophilicity by over 55%, exhibiting bacteria repellency 100 times stronger than a flat hydrogel surface composed of the same protein.
Authors
Tian L; He L; Jackson K; Mahabir R; Hosseinidoust Z
Journal
Chemical Communications, Vol. 57, No. 83, pp. 10883–10886
Publisher
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
Publication Date
October 19, 2021
DOI
10.1039/d1cc03741b
ISSN
1359-7345