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American Association for the Advancement of Science, Science, 5849(318), p. 426-430, 2007

DOI: 10.1126/science.1147241

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Mussel-Inspired Surface Chemistry for Multifunctional Coatings

Journal article published in 2007 by Haeshin Lee, Shara M. Dellatore, William M. Miller ORCID, Phillip B. Messersmith ORCID
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Abstract

We report a method to form multifunctional polymer coatings through simple dip-coating of objects in an aqueous solution of dopamine. Inspired by the composition of adhesive proteins in mussels, we used dopamine self-polymerization to form thin, surface-adherent polydopamine films onto a wide range of inorganic and organic materials, including noble metals, oxides, polymers, semiconductors, and ceramics. Secondary reactions can be used to create a variety of ad-layers, including self-assembled monolayers through deposition of long-chain molecular building blocks, metal films by electroless metallization, and bioinert and bioactive surfaces via grafting of macromolecules.