An electrically reversible switchable surface to control and study early bacterial adhesion dynamics in real-time

Adv Mater. 2013 Apr 18;25(15):2181-5. doi: 10.1002/adma.201204880. Epub 2013 Feb 21.

Abstract

Bacterial adhesion can be controlled by applying electrical potentials to surfaces incorporating well-spaced negatively charged 11-mercaptoundecanoic acids. When combined with electrochemical surface plasmon resonance, these dynamic surfaces become powerful for monitoring and analysing the passage between reversible and non-reversible cell adhesion, opening new opportunities to advance our understanding of cell adhesion processes.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Bacterial Adhesion / physiology*
  • Electrochemical Techniques*
  • Electrodes
  • Fatty Acids / chemistry
  • Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic Interactions
  • Marinobacter / physiology
  • Sulfhydryl Compounds / chemistry
  • Surface Plasmon Resonance
  • Surface Properties

Substances

  • 11-mercaptoundecanoic acid
  • Fatty Acids
  • Sulfhydryl Compounds