Zwitteration: Coating Surfaces with Zwitterionic Functionality to Reduce Nonspecific Adsorption
By J. Schlenoff. Langmuir, 2014
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Coating surfaces with thin or thick films of zwitterionic material is an effective way to reduce or eliminate nonspecific adsorption to the solid/liquid interface. This review tracks the various approaches to zwitteration, such as monolayer assemblies and polymeric brush coatings, on micro- to macroscopic surfaces. A critical summary of the mechanisms responsible for antifouling shows how zwitterions are ideally suited to this task.
Subfields: Ocean Engineering, Surfaces, Coatings and Films
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- Structures and Synthesis of Zwitterionic Polymers (2014, background): “In an extension of this reasoning, much interest has focused on polyzwitterions for mimicking cell membranes [29–32] and for preparing tailored surfaces, as they can confer excellent lubrication [33–35] and excellent resistance to (bio)fouling to various materials [27,28,36–41].”