Influence of Immobilization Strategies on the Antibacterial Properties of Antimicrobial Peptide-Chitosan Coatings

• Main Authors: Mariana Barbosa (Author), Pedro M. Alves (Author), Fabíola Costa (Author), Cláudia Monteiro (Author), Paula Parreira (Author), Cátia Teixeira (Author), Paula Gomes (Author), Maria Cristina L. Martins (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2023-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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It is key to fight bacterial adhesion to prevent biofilm establishment on biomaterials. Surface immobilization of antimicrobial peptides (AMP) is a promising strategy to avoid bacterial colonization. This work aimed to investigate whether the direct surface immobilization of Dhvar5, an AMP with head...