Doyle Catherine, Ahmed Marya
Department of Chemistry, University of Prince Edward Island, 550 University Ave, Charlottetown, PE, C1A 4P3, Canada.
Faculty of Sustainable Design Engineering, University of Prince Edward Island, 550 University Ave, Charlottetown, PE, C1A 4P3, Canada.
Macromol Rapid Commun. 2025 Jun;46(12):e2400932. doi: 10.1002/marc.202400932. Epub 2025 Mar 3.
Surface fouling is a major concern in health care, marine industry, and water purification plants. Polymeric coatings are traditionally utilized to reduce the attachment of foulants on a surface, however low density and thickness of polymer brushes formed by surface initiated polymerization methods, surface exhaustion by continuous exposure to the foulants, and mechanical vulnerability in harsh environments, limit the antifouling performance of these traditional coatings. Recent trends in bioinspired polymeric coatings combine antifouling properties of super-hydrophobic, and highly hydrated lubricating polymers with mechanical properties of micro- and nano-particles to yield contact active, foulant releasable and stimuli responsive materials with superior antifouling performance. This review specifically highlights the development of next generation bioactive antifouling coatings using nature as an inspiration and a discussion of their benefits, over traditional polymeric coatings. The bioinspired coatings obtained are further evaluated for their potential applications in the marine environment, as delivery carriers, in implants, biosensors, and in urinary catheters.
表面污染是医疗保健、海洋工业和水净化厂中的一个主要问题。传统上，聚合物涂层用于减少污垢在表面的附着，然而，通过表面引发聚合方法形成的聚合物刷密度低、厚度薄，持续暴露于污垢会导致表面耗尽，以及在恶劣环境中的机械脆弱性，限制了这些传统涂层的防污性能。受生物启发的聚合物涂层的最新趋势是将超疏水和高度水合润滑聚合物的防污性能与微米和纳米颗粒的机械性能相结合，以产生具有接触活性、污垢可释放和刺激响应特性的材料，具有卓越的防污性能。本综述特别强调了以自然为灵感开发下一代生物活性防污涂层，并讨论了它们相对于传统聚合物涂层的优势。所获得的受生物启发的涂层进一步评估了它们在海洋环境、作为递送载体、植入物、生物传感器和导尿管中的潜在应用。
