Simple bio ‐inspired coating of ureteral stent for protein and bacterial fouling and calcium encrustation control

In this study, commercial ureteral stent was coated with polydopamine (PDA), formed from self-polymerization of dopamine. The PDA coating was optimized in terms of dopamine concentration, pH, and coating time using response surface methodology. The chosen response parameters for optimization were calcium oxalate (CaC2O4) encrustation and protein adsorption. Optimized PDA coating conditions were determined to be the following: pH  9.0, 2 mg/mL DA, and 3 days coating. The optimized PDA-coated ureteral stent exhibited outstanding resistance against CaC2O4 encrustation, protein fouling, and bacterial adhesion due to its hydrophilic and functional coating layer. In comparison with the pristine ureteral stent, PDA coating was able to suppress approximately 97% and 87% of CaC2O4 and protein adsorption, respectively. The PDA-coated ureteral stent was compared against those of commercially available ureteral stents and found to have superior encrustation and protein fouling mitigation performance. Finally, PDA coating was found to be highly stable for a storage period of 90  days, whether stored in wet or dry conditions.
Source: Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part B: Applied Biomaterials - Category: Materials Science Authors: Tags: RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research