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

• Principais autores: Mariana Barbosa (Autor), Pedro M. Alves (Autor), Fabíola Costa (Autor), Cláudia Monteiro (Autor), Paula Parreira (Autor), Cátia Teixeira (Autor), Paula Gomes (Autor), Maria Cristina L. Martins (Autor)
• Formato: Livro
• Publicado em: MDPI AG, 2023-05-01T00:00:00Z.
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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...