One-step coordination of metal–phenolic networks as antibacterial coatings with sustainable and controllable copper release for urinary catheter applications
Zhimao Huang, Dawei Zhang, Qinwei Gu, Jiru Miao, Xiao Cen, Robert Petrovich Golodok, Vadim Victorovich Savich, Alexander Phyodorovich Ilyushchenko, Zhansong Zhou, Rong Wang
Abstract
A facile and effective coating based on metal–polyphenol coordination was developed for urinary catheters, which exhibited great inhibitory capability against biofilm formation and encrustation, and excellent biocompatibility in vitro and in vivo .
Topics & Concepts
CopperMetalCombinatorial chemistryChemistryOrganic chemistryUrinary Tract Infections ManagementCentral Venous Catheters and Hemodialysis