l-Carnitine derived zwitterionic betaine materials

Abstract

An L-carnitine derived zwitterionic betaine material was developed. The synthesized L-carnitineMA is the first zwitterionic betaine monomer from natural feedstocks. In the models of surface coatings and hydrogels, the L-carnitineMA material was able to achieve superior anti-fouling performance as good as the state-of-the-art zwitterionic betaine materials.