Issue 6, 2021

Polydopamine antibacterial materials

Abstract

Recently, the development of polydopamine (PDA) has demonstrated numerous excellent performances in free radical scavenging, UV shielding, photothermal conversion, and biocompatibility. These unique properties enable PDA to be widely used as efficient antibacterial materials for various applications. Accordingly, PDA antibacterial materials mainly include free-standing PDA materials and PDA-based composite materials. In this review, an overview of PDA antibacterial materials is provided to summarize these two types of antibacterial materials in detail, including the fabrication strategies and antibacterial mechanisms. The future development and challenges of PDA in this field are also presented. It is hoped that this review will provide an insight into the future development of antibacterial functional materials based on PDA.

Graphical abstract: Polydopamine antibacterial materials

Article information

Article type
Review Article
Submitted
13 dec 2020
Accepted
26 jan 2021
First published
26 jan 2021

Mater. Horiz., 2021,8, 1618-1633

Polydopamine antibacterial materials

Y. Fu, L. Yang, J. Zhang, J. Hu, G. Duan, X. Liu, Y. Li and Z. Gu, Mater. Horiz., 2021, 8, 1618 DOI: 10.1039/D0MH01985B

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