Sirui Chen , Ran Zhao , Li Dong , Qilin Liu , Wei Chen , Danna Liu , Maosheng Ye , Yingbo Li , Qiong Nie , Jingxin Meng , Shutao Wang
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The excellent antifouling properties can be attributed to two following points: ZH provides anti-adhesion properties <em>via</em> electrostatically induced hydration layers, while the PRMs can kill bacteria by on-demand bactericide release under acidic conditions. Results demonstrated that ZH+PRMs coating significantly reduced bacterial adhesion and inhibited calculus formation while maintaining excellent biocompatibility. By optimizing PRMs concentrations (0–15 wt%), compared with ZH, the antibacterial efficiency of ZH+PRMs (optimal concentration 10 wt%) increased from 49.8 % ± 7.3 % to 95.2 % ± 1.1 % for <em>E. coli</em> and from 85.7 % ± 3.5 % to 91.3 % ± 1.4 % for <em>S. mutans</em>. Compared with pristine steel (SS), ZH+PRMs coating showed <em>ca.</em> 97.0 % reduction for calcium carbonate and <em>ca.</em> 87.3 % reduction for calcium phosphate. In an <em>in vitro</em> model, compared with SS, our coating extended the crystal biofilm inhibition effect from one day to five days. Therefore, this study can provide promising strategies for reducing the risk of dental caries and gingivitis during orthodontic treatment.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":10088,"journal":{"name":"Chinese Chemical Letters","volume":"36 12","pages":"Article 111647"},"PeriodicalIF":8.9000,"publicationDate":"2025-07-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":"{\"title\":\"Smart antifouling coating integrating zwitterionic hydrogel with pH-responsive microcapsules for anti-crystal biofilm of orthodontic appliances\",\"authors\":\"Sirui Chen , Ran Zhao , Li Dong , Qilin Liu , Wei Chen , Danna Liu , Maosheng Ye , Yingbo Li , Qiong Nie , Jingxin Meng , Shutao Wang\",\"doi\":\"10.1016/j.cclet.2025.111647\",\"DOIUrl\":null,\"url\":null,\"abstract\":\"<div><div>Orthodontic appliances are essential for dentofacial deformity corrections. 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By optimizing PRMs concentrations (0–15 wt%), compared with ZH, the antibacterial efficiency of ZH+PRMs (optimal concentration 10 wt%) increased from 49.8 % ± 7.3 % to 95.2 % ± 1.1 % for <em>E. coli</em> and from 85.7 % ± 3.5 % to 91.3 % ± 1.4 % for <em>S. mutans</em>. Compared with pristine steel (SS), ZH+PRMs coating showed <em>ca.</em> 97.0 % reduction for calcium carbonate and <em>ca.</em> 87.3 % reduction for calcium phosphate. In an <em>in vitro</em> model, compared with SS, our coating extended the crystal biofilm inhibition effect from one day to five days. 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Smart antifouling coating integrating zwitterionic hydrogel with pH-responsive microcapsules for anti-crystal biofilm of orthodontic appliances
Orthodontic appliances are essential for dentofacial deformity corrections. However, orthodontic appliances inadvertently increase the risk of bacterial colonization and dental calculus formation, which may lead to dental caries and gingivitis. Herein, this study developed a pH-responsive antifouling coating by integrating a zwitterionic hydrogel (ZH) with pH-responsive microcapsules (PRMs) encapsulating bactericide, displaying excellent synergies of anti-bacteria and anti-calculus for orthodontic appliances. The excellent antifouling properties can be attributed to two following points: ZH provides anti-adhesion properties via electrostatically induced hydration layers, while the PRMs can kill bacteria by on-demand bactericide release under acidic conditions. Results demonstrated that ZH+PRMs coating significantly reduced bacterial adhesion and inhibited calculus formation while maintaining excellent biocompatibility. By optimizing PRMs concentrations (0–15 wt%), compared with ZH, the antibacterial efficiency of ZH+PRMs (optimal concentration 10 wt%) increased from 49.8 % ± 7.3 % to 95.2 % ± 1.1 % for E. coli and from 85.7 % ± 3.5 % to 91.3 % ± 1.4 % for S. mutans. Compared with pristine steel (SS), ZH+PRMs coating showed ca. 97.0 % reduction for calcium carbonate and ca. 87.3 % reduction for calcium phosphate. In an in vitro model, compared with SS, our coating extended the crystal biofilm inhibition effect from one day to five days. Therefore, this study can provide promising strategies for reducing the risk of dental caries and gingivitis during orthodontic treatment.
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Chinese Chemical Letters (CCL) (ISSN 1001-8417) was founded in July 1990. The journal publishes preliminary accounts in the whole field of chemistry, including inorganic chemistry, organic chemistry, analytical chemistry, physical chemistry, polymer chemistry, applied chemistry, etc.Chinese Chemical Letters does not accept articles previously published or scheduled to be published. To verify originality, your article may be checked by the originality detection service CrossCheck.