Anti-biofouling behavior of natural unsaturated hydrocarbon phenols impregnated in PDMS matrix

Young Hoon Choi, Jin Chul Kim, Jeong Keun Ahn, Soo Young Ko, Do Hyun Kim, Tai yong Lee

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Abstract

Some species of natural unsaturated hydrocarbon phenols have been reported to have anti-biofouling effect. They have potential industrial applications where bacterial contamination should be avoided. We fabricated polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) matrices impregnated with unsaturated hydrocarbon phenols: urushiol from the sap of natural lacquer tree and a mixture of cardol and cardanol from refined cashew nut shell liquid (CNSL). Their anti-fouling property has been tested by crystal violet staining method. Urushiol-impregnated PDMS matrix showed excellent antimicrobial property to both Escherichia coli and Saccharomyces cerevisiae. With the concentrations of cardanol higher than a certain critical value, CNSL-impregnated PDMS matrix also showed anti-biofouling effect for E. coli and S. cerevisiae.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)292-296
Number of pages5
JournalJournal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry
Volume14
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - May 2008

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
This work was supported by Korea Ministry of Environment through Eco-technopia 21 project (Project No: 2006-02001-0053-0). We also thank Dr. Bong Keun Song of KRICT for supplying cardol and cardanol to us for this study.

Keywords

  • Anti-biofouling
  • CNSL
  • Unsaturated hydrocarbon phenol
  • Urushiol

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