Slippery Liquid-Infused Porous Polymeric Surfaces Based on Natural Oil with Antimicrobial Effect
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Material
2.2. Procedure
2.2.1. SLIPSs Preparation
2.2.2. Plasma Treatment
2.2.3. Solution Preparation and Electrospinning Procedure
2.2.4. Oil Infusion
2.2.5. Wettability and Sliding Behavior Analysis
2.2.6. Chemical Composition Characterization
2.2.7. Surface Morphology/Topography Characterization
2.2.8. Mechanical Properties Investigation
2.2.9. Adhesion Investigation
2.2.10. Antimicrobial Tests
3. Results
3.1. Fiber Mat Optimization
3.1.1. Surface Morphology/Topography Study
3.1.2. Mechanical Properties Investigation
3.1.3. Adhesion Characteristics
3.2. Chemical Composition Characterization
3.3. Characterization of SLIPs
3.3.1. Slippery Behavior Investigation
3.3.2. Surface Morphology/Topography Investigation
3.3.3. Surface Adhesion Investigation
3.3.4. Antibacterial Activity
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Polymer | Solvent | Solution | |
PA (g) | IPA (mL) | Percentage (% w/v) | |
1 | 10 | 9 | |
1 | 20 | 5 | |
Polymer Mixture | Solvent | Solution | |
PA (g) | PDMS (g) | IPA (mL) | Percentage (% w/v) |
1 | 1 | 10 | 17 |
1 | 1 | 20 | 9 |
0.5 | 1 | 20 | 7 |
Sample | Fiber Diameter (µm) | SD (µm) |
---|---|---|
PA/IPA—1:10 (g/mL) | 0.730 | 0.156 |
PA/IPA—1:20 (g/mL) | 0.533 | 0.144 |
PDMS/PA/IPA—1:1:10 (g/g/mL) | 3.021 | 0.988 |
PDMS/PA/IPA—1:1:20 (g/g/mL) | 1.174 | 0.300 |
PDMS/PA/IPA—1:0.5:10 (g/g/mL) | 2.381 | 0.908 |
Sample | EC (MPa) | SD | Hardness (MPa) | SD |
---|---|---|---|---|
PA | 4.08 | 1.40 | 0.40 | 0.11 |
PDMS/PA | 1.66 | 0.37 | 0.15 | 0.03 |
Sample | Bacterial Colonies Increase * | |
---|---|---|
S. aureus CCM 4516 | E. coli CCM 4517 | |
PE | 4–5, 5, 4–5 | 4–5, 4–5, 5 |
PU | 4, 4–5, 4–5 | 4–5, 4–5, 4–5 |
PA/PDMS-PE (no oil) | 2, 2–3, 3 | 4–5, 4–5, 4–5 |
PA/PDMS-PU (no oil) | 4–5, 4–5, 4–5 | 5, 5, 5 |
PA/PDMS/BSO-PE | 0, 0, 0 | 0–1, 0, 0 |
PA/PDMS/BSO-PU | 0, 0, 0 | 4, 0–1, 4 |
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Habib, S.; Zavahir, S.; Abusrafa, A.E.; Abdulkareem, A.; Sobolčiak, P.; Lehocky, M.; Vesela, D.; Humpolíček, P.; Popelka, A. Slippery Liquid-Infused Porous Polymeric Surfaces Based on Natural Oil with Antimicrobial Effect. Polymers 2021, 13, 206. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym13020206
Habib S, Zavahir S, Abusrafa AE, Abdulkareem A, Sobolčiak P, Lehocky M, Vesela D, Humpolíček P, Popelka A. Slippery Liquid-Infused Porous Polymeric Surfaces Based on Natural Oil with Antimicrobial Effect. Polymers. 2021; 13(2):206. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym13020206
Chicago/Turabian StyleHabib, Salma, Sifani Zavahir, Aya E. Abusrafa, Asma Abdulkareem, Patrik Sobolčiak, Marian Lehocky, Daniela Vesela, Petr Humpolíček, and Anton Popelka. 2021. "Slippery Liquid-Infused Porous Polymeric Surfaces Based on Natural Oil with Antimicrobial Effect" Polymers 13, no. 2: 206. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym13020206
APA StyleHabib, S., Zavahir, S., Abusrafa, A. E., Abdulkareem, A., Sobolčiak, P., Lehocky, M., Vesela, D., Humpolíček, P., & Popelka, A. (2021). Slippery Liquid-Infused Porous Polymeric Surfaces Based on Natural Oil with Antimicrobial Effect. Polymers, 13(2), 206. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym13020206