title: Electrophoretic deposition of ZnO/alginate and ZnO-bioactive glass/alginate composite coatings for antimicrobial applications.
abstract: Two organic/inorganic composite coatings based on alginate, as organic matrix, and zinc oxide nanoparticles (n-ZnO) with and without bioactive glass (BG), as inorganic components, intended for biomedical applications, were developed by electrophoretic deposition (EPD). Different n-ZnO (1-10 g/L) and BG (1-1.5 g/L) contents were studied for a fixed alginate concentration (2 g/L). The presence of n-ZnO was confirmed to impart antibacterial properties to the coatings against gram-negative bacteria Escherichia coli, while the BG induced the formation of hydroxyapatite on coating surfaces thereby imparting bioactivity, making the coating suitable for bone replacement applications. Coating composition was analyzed by thermogravimetric analysis (TG), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), X-ray diffraction (XRD) and energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS) analyses. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) was employed to study both the surface and the cross section morphology of the coatings. Polarization curves of the coated substrates made in cell culture media at 37 °C confirmed the corrosion protection function of the novel organic/inorganic composite coatings.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Biomaterials, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Cauerstrasse 6, D-91058 Erlangen, Germany.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Cordero-Arias
authors.affiliation: Institute of Biomaterials, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Cauerstrasse 6, D-91058 Erlangen, Germany.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Cabanas-Polo
authors.affiliation: Institute of Biomaterials, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Cauerstrasse 6, D-91058 Erlangen, Germany.
authors.forename: O M
authors.initials: OM
authors.lastname: Goudouri
authors.affiliation: Materials Science and Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar, Ahmedabad 382424, India.
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Misra
authors.affiliation: Institute of Ceramics Materials (ITC), University Jaume I, Avenida Vicent SosBaynat, 12006 Castellon, Spain.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gilabert
authors.affiliation: School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Valsami-Jones
authors.affiliation: Institute of Ceramics Materials (ITC), University Jaume I, Avenida Vicent SosBaynat, 12006 Castellon, Spain.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Sanchez
authors.affiliation: Institute for Surface Science and Corrosion (LKO, WW4), Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Martensstrasse 7, D-91058 Erlangen, Germany.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Virtanen
authors.affiliation: Institute of Biomaterials, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Cauerstrasse 6, D-91058 Erlangen, Germany. Electronic address: aldo.boccaccini@ww.uni-erlangen.de.
authors.forename: A R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Boccaccini
mesh_terms: D000464:Alginates / Q000737:chemistry*; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000494:pharmacology; D020099:Coated Materials, Biocompatible / Q000737:chemistry*; D003343:Corrosion; D017886:Durapatite / Q000737:chemistry; D004586:Electrophoresis / Q000379:methods; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000187:drug effects; D005898:Glass / Q000737:chemistry*; D020723:Glucuronic Acid / Q000737:chemistry; D006603:Hexuronic Acids / Q000737:chemistry; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning / Q000379:methods; D053758:Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry; D013052:Spectrometry, X-Ray Emission / Q000379:methods; D017550:Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared / Q000379:methods; D014961:X-Ray Diffraction / Q000379:methods; D015034:Zinc Oxide / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D000464:Alginates; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D020099:Coated Materials, Biocompatible; D006603:Hexuronic Acids; D020723:Glucuronic Acid; D017886:Durapatite; D015034:Zinc Oxide
keywords: Alginate; Bioactive glass; Coating; Electrophoretic deposition (EPD); ZnO nanoparticles