Hybrid Planar Copolymer Membranes with Dual Functionality against Bacteria Growth.

Antibacterial surfaces can be classified into two categories: passive surfaces, which repel bacteria by affecting surface wettability, and active surfaces, which have bactericidal properties that disrupt cell membranes upon contact. With the increasing demand for effective antibacterial solutions that combine these properties, advanced strategies are concentrating on developing surfaces with dual antimicrobial functionalities. Here, we present surfaces with nanotexture resulting from the phase separation of two different amphiphilic block copolymers displaying efficient dual functionality against bacteria growth.