Mussel-inspired Surface Chemistry for Multifunctional Coatings

Overview

Journal Science

Specialty Science

Date 2007 Oct 20

PMID 17947576

Citations 1240

Authors

Haeshin Lee

Shara M Dellatore

William M Miller

Phillip B Messersmith

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Abstract

We report a method to form multifunctional polymer coatings through simple dip-coating of objects in an aqueous solution of dopamine. Inspired by the composition of adhesive proteins in mussels, we used dopamine self-polymerization to form thin, surface-adherent polydopamine films onto a wide range of inorganic and organic materials, including noble metals, oxides, polymers, semiconductors, and ceramics. Secondary reactions can be used to create a variety of ad-layers, including self-assembled monolayers through deposition of long-chain molecular building blocks, metal films by electroless metallization, and bioinert and bioactive surfaces via grafting of macromolecules.

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