Antibacterial properties of chitosan-based coatings are affected by spacer-length and molecular weight

Autor(es)

Vaz, Juliana M. ^[1] ; Taketa, Thiago B. ^[1] ; Hernandez-Montelongo, Jacobo ^{[2, 3]} ; Chevallier, Pascale ; Cotta, Monica A. ^[2] ; Mantovani, Diego ^{[4, 5]} ; Beppu, Marisa M. ^[1]

Afiliação do(s) autor(es)

^[1] Univ Estadual Campinas, Fac Engn Quim, Dept Engn Mat & Bioproc DEMBio, Campinas, SP - Brazil

^[2] Univ Estadual Campinas, Inst Fis Gleb Wataghin, Dept Fis Aplicada, Campinas, SP - Brazil

^[3] Univ Catolica Temuco, Fac Ingn, Dept Ciencias Matemat & Fis, Temuco, La Araucania - Chile

^[4] Laval Univ, Dept Min Met & Mat Engn, Lab Biomat & Bioengn, Quebec City, PQ - Canada

^[5] Laval Univ, CHU Quebec Res Ctr, Quebec City, PQ - Canada

• Tipo de documento: Artigo Científico
• Fonte: Applied Surface Science; v. 445, p. 478-487, JUL 1 2018.
• Citações Web of Science: 7

Resumo

Chitosan is a biopolymer with antibacterial properties, which are dependent on its molecular weight (Mw) and its degree of deacetylation (DDA). When grafted on surfaces as a coating, chitosan antibacterial efficiency is also dependent on the polymer chain conformation on the surface, as the amine groups, responsible of the antibacterial effect, should be available for contact with bacteria. To investigate this behavior, chitosans with different Mw were grafted onto plasma aminated surfaces through three different spacers: glutaric anhydride (GA), poly(ethylene-glycol) bis(carboxymethyl) ether (PEGb), and poly (ethylene-alt-maleic anhydride) (PA). The grafting efficiency was evaluated by X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS), contact angle and Rose Bengal test, while morphological features were assessed by profilometry analyses. Results evidenced a clear influence of the anchor arm length and of the Mw of chitosan both on the grafting efficiency and on the antibacterial behavior. PA CHIMW surface exhibited a better antibacterial response compared to GA and PEGb, which could be correlated to a denser coating coverage as seen by XPS and profilometry results. Further, PA CHIMW coating displayed a higher amine density, thus promoting the interaction with the bacteria cell wall. Based on these results, chitosan-based coatings can then be extended to a wide range of antibacterial applications. (C) 2018 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. (AU)

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