Search Results - "Shivapooja, Phanindhar"
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Nanopatterned Smart Polymer Surfaces for Controlled Attachment, Killing, and Release of Bacteria
Published in ACS applied materials & interfaces (09-10-2013)“…Model surfaces with switchable functionality based on nanopatterned, thermoresponsive poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) (PNIPAAm) brushes were fabricated using…”
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Urinary catheter capable of repeated on-demand removal of infectious biofilms via active deformation
Published in Biomaterials (01-01-2016)“…Abstract Biofilm removal from biomaterials is of fundamental importance, and is especially relevant when considering the problematic and deleterious impact of…”
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Bioinspired Surfaces with Dynamic Topography for Active Control of Biofouling
Published in Advanced materials (Weinheim) (13-03-2013)“…Dynamic change of the surface area and topology of elastomers is used as a general, environmentally friendly approach for effectively detaching micro‐ and…”
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Modification of Silicone Elastomer Surfaces with Zwitterionic Polymers: Short-Term Fouling Resistance and Triggered Biofouling Release
Published in ACS applied materials & interfaces (25-11-2015)“…We present a method for dual-mode-management of biofouling by modifying surface of silicone elastomers with zwitterionic polymeric grafts. Poly(sulfobetaine…”
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Dynamic surface deformation of silicone elastomers for management of marine biofouling: laboratory and field studies using pneumatic actuation
Published in Biofouling (Chur, Switzerland) (16-03-2015)“…Many strategies have been developed to improve the fouling release (FR) performance of silicone coatings. However, biofilms inevitably build on these surfaces…”
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Incorporation of silicone oil into elastomers enhances barnacle detachment by active surface strain
Published in Biofouling (Chur, Switzerland) (20-10-2016)“…Silicone-oil additives are often used in fouling-release silicone coatings to reduce the adhesion strength of barnacles and other biofouling organisms. This…”
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Soft Robotic Concepts in Catheter Design: an On-Demand Fouling-Release Urinary Catheter
Published in Advanced healthcare materials (01-10-2014)“…Infectious biofilms are problematic in many healthcare‐related devices and are especially challenging and ubiquitous in urinary catheters. This report presents…”
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Nanopatterned polymer brushes as switchable bioactive interfaces
Published in Nanoscale (07-05-2013)“…We report convenient methods for synthesis of nanopatterned, thermally responsive brushes of poly(N-isopropyl acrylamide) over large areas (e.g., 1 cm(2)) to…”
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ARGET–ATRP Synthesis and Characterization of PNIPAAm Brushes for Quantitative Cell Detachment Studies
Published in Biointerphases (01-12-2012)“…Stimuli responsive (or “smart”) polymer brushes represent a non-toxic approach for achieving release of biofouling layers. Thermo-responsive poly( N…”
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Active Surface Deformation Technology for Management of Marine Biofouling
Published 2016“…Biofouling, the accumulation of biomolecules, cells, organisms and their deposits on submerged and implanted surfaces, is a ubiquitous problem across various…”
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ARGET–ATRP Synthesis and Characterization of PNIPAAm Brushes for Quantitative Cell Detachment Studies
Published in Biointerphases (25-04-2012)“…Stimuli responsive (or “smart”) polymer brushes represent a non-toxic approach for achieving release of biofouling layers. Thermo-responsive poly( N…”
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