Development and Characterization of an Antimicrobial Polydopamine Coating for Conservation of Humpback Whales.

Authors

Ariana Tyo, Michigan Technological UniversityFollow
Sonja Welch, Michigan Technological University
Maureen Hennenfent, Michigan Technological UniversityFollow
Pegah Kord Fooroshani, Michigan Technological UniversityFollow
Bruce P Lee, Michigan Technological UniversityFollow
Rupak Rajachar, Michigan Technological UniversityFollow

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Article

Publication Date

9-18-2019

Department

Department of Biomedical Engineering

Abstract

Migration patterns of humpback whales have been monitored using 316L stainless steel (SS) satellite telemetry tags. The potential for tissue infection and necrosis is increased if the bacteria, naturally a part of the diverse microbiome on the skin of humpback whales, can adhere to and colonize the surface of the tags. Polydopamine (pDA) has the potential to prevent the adhesion of one of the most prevalent bacterial strains on the surface of the skin of cetaceans (

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© 2019 Tyo, Welch, Hennenfent, Kord Fooroshani, Lee and Rajachar. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). Publisher’s version of record: https://doi.org/10.3389/fchem.2019.00618

Publication Title

Front Chem

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Tyo, A., Welch, S., Hennenfent, M., Kord Fooroshani, P., Lee, B., & Rajachar, R. (2019). Development and Characterization of an Antimicrobial Polydopamine Coating for Conservation of Humpback Whales.. Front Chem, 7, 618-618. http://doi.org/10.3389/fchem.2019.00618
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