The modification of surfaces by the deposition of a robust overlayer provides an excellent
handle with which to tune the properties of a bulk substrate to those of interest. Such control …

Polydopamine and related polycatecholamines can be easily deposited onto almost any
surface from mild, aqueous solution. This results in durable, nanoscale coatings that exhibit …

Polymeric materials containing quaternary ammonium and/or phosphonium salts have been
extensively studied and applied to a variety of antimicrobial-relevant areas. With various …

The major strategies for designing surfaces that prevent fouling due to proteins, bacteria,
and marine organisms are reviewed. Biofouling is of great concern in numerous applications …

Protein adsorption at solid surfaces plays a key role in many natural processes and has
therefore promoted a widespread interest in many research areas. Despite considerable …

The attachment strategy based on catecholic chemistry has been arousing renewed interest
since the work on polymerized catecholic amine (polydopamine)(Messersmith et al …

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 …

Catechols represent an important and versatile building block for the design of mussel-
inspired synthetic adhesives and coatings. Indeed, their ability to establish large panoply of …

Multifunctional and water-soluble superparamagnetic iron oxide (SPIO) nanocarriers were
developed for targeted drug delivery and positron emission tomography/magnetic …

The strong interfacial properties of selected plant polyphenols were recently exploited in
forming functionally versatile nanocoatings via dip-coating. Here, we screened a library of∼ …