The power of two! A natural product hybrid (see structure) composed of a siderophore and an antibiotic separated by a poly(ethylene glycol) linker enables the preparation of antimicrobial and cell-resistant surfaces by a simple dip-and-rinse procedure. The anachelin siderophore (left) binds strongly to TiO2 surfaces, and vancomycin is responsible for antibiotic activity.
Camille Véronique Bernadette Goemans, Christian Eugen Zimmerli, Martin Beck
Camille Véronique Bernadette Goemans, Florian Huber
César Pulgarin, Stefanos Giannakis, Truong-Thien Melvin Le, Jérémie Decker