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Peveler WJ, Noimark S, Al-Azawi H, Hwang GB, Crick CR, Allan E, Edel JB, Ivanov AP, MacRobert AJ, Parkin IP. Covalently Attached Antimicrobial Surfaces Using BODIPY: Improving Efficiency and Effectiveness. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2018; 10:98-104. [PMID: 29210273 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.7b13273] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
Abstract
The development of photoactivated antimicrobial surfaces that kill pathogens through the production of singlet oxygen has proved very effective in recent years, with applications in medical devices and hospital touch surfaces, to improve patient safety and well being. However, many of these surfaces require a swell-encapsulation-shrink strategy to incorporate the photoactive agents in a polymer matrix, and this is resource intensive, given that only the surface fraction of the agent is active against bacteria. Furthermore, there is a risk that the agent will leach from the polymer and thus raises issues of biocompatibility and patient safety. Here, we describe a more efficient method of fabricating a silicone material with a covalently attached monolayer of photoactivating agent that uses heavy-atom triplet sensitization for improved singlet oxygen generation and corresponding antimicrobial activity. We use boron-dipyrromethane with a reactive end group and incorporated Br atoms, covalently attached to poly(dimethylsiloxane). We demonstrate the efficacy of this material in producing singlet oxygen and killing Staphylococcus aureus and suggest how it might be easily modifiable for future antimicrobial surface development.
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Affiliation(s)
- William J Peveler
- Department of Chemistry, University College London , 20 Gordon Street, London WC1H 0AJ, U.K
| | - Sacha Noimark
- Department of Chemistry, University College London , 20 Gordon Street, London WC1H 0AJ, U.K
- Department of Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, Malet Place Engineering Building, University College London , London WC1E 6BT, U.K
| | - Hassan Al-Azawi
- Department of Chemistry, University College London , 20 Gordon Street, London WC1H 0AJ, U.K
| | - Gi Byoung Hwang
- Department of Chemistry, University College London , 20 Gordon Street, London WC1H 0AJ, U.K
| | - Colin R Crick
- Materials Innovation Factory, Department of Chemistry, University of Liverpool , Liverpool L69 7ZD, U.K
| | - Elaine Allan
- Division of Microbial Diseases, UCL Eastman Dental Institute, University College London , 256 Gray's Inn Road, London WC1X 8LD, U.K
| | - Joshua B Edel
- Department of Chemistry, Imperial College London , Exhibition Road, London SW7 2AZ, U.K
| | - Aleksandar P Ivanov
- Department of Chemistry, Imperial College London , Exhibition Road, London SW7 2AZ, U.K
| | - Alexander J MacRobert
- Division of Surgery & Interventional Science, Department of Nanotechnology, Royal Free Campus, University College London , Rowland Hill Street, London NW3 2PF, U.K
| | - Ivan P Parkin
- Department of Chemistry, University College London , 20 Gordon Street, London WC1H 0AJ, U.K
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