from the conferences organized by TANGER Ltd.
Functionalization of materials is a very common procedure because it allows materials to acquire new properties. The inspiration for developing a coating based on catechol comes from a protein derived from mussels that remain on rocks under conditions of constant exposure to water. This leads to the conclusion that catechol-based coatings are characterized by high adhesion and stability. By adding suitable agents to the coatings, it is possible to control the properties of the surfaces by giving them new properties. For example, the addition of silver nanoparticles can provide antibacterial properties to the coating. The developed coatings could find applications in textiles, biomedical applications or water filtration. The coating of catechol with Tris(2-aminoethyl)amine (TAEA) for various textiles was performed. Various combinations of catechol with different chemical substrates i. e. diethylenetriamine (DETA), ethanolamine (ETA), cysteamine was carried out and optimization of catechol - cysteamine coating was performed.
Keywords: Surface modification, coating, catechol, materials functionalization, optimization© This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.