• 文献标题:   Bacterial Antifouling Characteristics of Helicene-Graphene Films
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   LIU SH, BAE M, HAO L, OH JK, WHITE AR, MIN Y, CISNEROSZEVALLOS L, AKBULUT M
  • 作者关键词:   bacterial antifouling, helicene, thin film, langmuirschaefer, s, aureu
  • 出版物名称:   NANOMATERIALS
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  • 被引频次:   3
  • DOI:   10.3390/nano11010089
  • 出版年:   2021

▎ 摘  要

Herein, we describe interfacially-assembled [7]helicene films that were deposited on graphene monolayer using the Langmuir-Schaefer deposition by utilizing the interactions of nonplanar (helicene) and planar (graphene) pi-pi interactions as functional antifouling coatings. Bacterial adhesion of Staphylococcus aureus on helicene-graphene films was noticeably lower than that on bare graphene, up to 96.8% reductions in bacterial adhesion. The promising bacterial antifouling characteristics of helicene films was attributed to the unique molecular geometry of helicene, i.e., nano-helix, which can hinder the nanoscale bacterial docking processes on a surface. We envision that helicene-graphene films may eventually be used as protective coatings against bacterial antifouling on the electronic components of clinical and biomedical devices.