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Article

Nanostructured Polystyrene Doped with Acetylsalicylic Acid and Its Antibacterial Properties

by
Dominik Fajstavr
1,
Klára Neznalová
1,
Nikola Slepičková Kasálková
1,
Silvie Rimpelová
2,
Kateřina Kubičíková
1,
Václav Švorčík
1 and
Petr Slepička
1,*
1
Department of Solid State Engineering, University of Chemistry and Technology Prague, 16628 Prague, Czech Republic
2
Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, University of Chemistry and Technology Prague, 16628 Prague, Czech Republic
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Materials 2020, 13(16), 3609; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma13163609
Submission received: 16 July 2020 / Revised: 11 August 2020 / Accepted: 12 August 2020 / Published: 14 August 2020
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Laser Applications in Polymers)
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Abstract

Homogeneous polystyrene foils doped with different concentrations of acetylsalicylic acid were prepared by the solvent casting method. The surface morphology and surface chemistry of as-prepared foils were characterized in detail. Excimer laser (krypton fluoride, a wavelength of 248 nm) was used for surface nanopatterning of doped polystyrene foils. Certain combinations of laser fluence and number of laser pulses led to formation of laser-induced periodic surface structures (LIPSS) on the exposed surface. Formation of the pattern was affected by the presence of a dopant in the polystyrene structure. Significant differences in surface chemistry and morphology of laser-treated foils compared to both pristine and doped polystyrene were detected. The pattern width and height were both affected by selection of input excimer exposure conditions, and the amount of 6000 pulses was determined as optimal. The possibility of nanostructuring of a honeycomb-like pattern doped with acetylsalicylic acid was also demonstrated. Selected nanostructured surfaces were used for study the antibacterial properties for a model bacteria strain of S. aureus. The combination of altered surface chemistry and morphology of polystyrene was confirmed to have an excellent antibacterial properties.
Keywords: polystyrene; acetylsalicylic acid; excimer laser; LIPSS; surface morphology; antibacterial properties polystyrene; acetylsalicylic acid; excimer laser; LIPSS; surface morphology; antibacterial properties

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Fajstavr, D.; Neznalová, K.; Slepičková Kasálková, N.; Rimpelová, S.; Kubičíková, K.; Švorčík, V.; Slepička, P. Nanostructured Polystyrene Doped with Acetylsalicylic Acid and Its Antibacterial Properties. Materials 2020, 13, 3609. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma13163609

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Fajstavr D, Neznalová K, Slepičková Kasálková N, Rimpelová S, Kubičíková K, Švorčík V, Slepička P. Nanostructured Polystyrene Doped with Acetylsalicylic Acid and Its Antibacterial Properties. Materials. 2020; 13(16):3609. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma13163609

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Fajstavr, Dominik, Klára Neznalová, Nikola Slepičková Kasálková, Silvie Rimpelová, Kateřina Kubičíková, Václav Švorčík, and Petr Slepička. 2020. "Nanostructured Polystyrene Doped with Acetylsalicylic Acid and Its Antibacterial Properties" Materials 13, no. 16: 3609. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma13163609

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Fajstavr, D., Neznalová, K., Slepičková Kasálková, N., Rimpelová, S., Kubičíková, K., Švorčík, V., & Slepička, P. (2020). Nanostructured Polystyrene Doped with Acetylsalicylic Acid and Its Antibacterial Properties. Materials, 13(16), 3609. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma13163609

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