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Haloperoxidase Mimicry by CeO 2− x Nanorods Combats Biofouling
Author(s) -
Herget Karoline,
Hubach Patrick,
Pusch Stefan,
Deglmann Peter,
Götz Hermann,
Gorelik Tatiana E.,
Gural'skiy Il'ya A.,
Pfitzner Felix,
Link Thorben,
Schenk Stephan,
Panthöfer Martin,
Ksenofontov Vadim,
Kolb Ute,
Opatz Till,
André Rute,
Tremel Wolfgang
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/adma.201603823
Subject(s) - nanorod , biofouling , bromophenol blue , quorum sensing , nanotechnology , materials science , polymer science , combinatorial chemistry , chemistry , biochemistry , gene , chromatography , membrane , virulence
CeO 2− x nanorods are functional mimics of natural haloperoxidases. They catalyze the oxidative bromination of phenol red to bromophenol blue and of natural signaling molecules involved in bacterial quorum sensing. Laboratory and field tests with paint formulations containing 2 wt% of CeO 2− x nanorods show a reduction in biofouling comparable to Cu 2 O, the most typical biocidal pigment.