Inhibition of Agrobacterium tumefaciens biofilm formation by acylase I-immobilized polymer surface grafting of a zwitterionic group-containing polymer brush

Membrane processes for water purification and wastewater treatment are impacted by biofilm formation, a hotspot for bacterial cell-cell communication, mainly mediated by N-acyl homoserine lactones (AHLs) as signal compounds. Polymer materials for membrane filtration require high water permeability and biofilm deterrents. Therefore, in this study, a hydrophilic and enzyme-immobilizing polymer membrane was designed, for the first time, to prevent...