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SUBMITTER: Kurtz IS
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6774644 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Kurtz Irene S IS Sui Shuo S Hao Xi X Huang Mengfei M Perry Sarah L SL Schiffman Jessica D JD
ACS applied bio materials 20190813 9
We report the fabrication, properties, and bacteria-resistance of polyelectrolyte complex (PEC) coatings and free-standing films. Poly(4-styrenesulfonic acid), poly(diallyldimethyl-ammonium chloride), and salt were spin-coated into PEC films. After thermal annealing in a humid environment, highly transparent, mechanically strong, and chemically robust films were formed. Notably, we demonstrate that PEC coatings significantly reduce the attachment of <i>Escherichia coli</i> K12 without killing th ...[more]