Sergey Barshutin

Dr. Sergey Barshutin


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Academic Career Length

2Years (2025-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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16 January 2025 in Polymers
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MBMarie Barshutina
Marie Barshutina
DYDmitry Yakubovsky
Dmitry Yakubovsky
Aleksey ArseninAleksey Arsenin
Aleksey Arsenin
Valentyn S. VolkovValentyn S. Volkov
Valentyn S. Volkov
SBSergey Barshutin
Sergey Barshutin
ABAndrei Baymiev
Andrei Baymiev
Biomimetic patterning emerges as a promising antibiotic-free approach to protect medical devices from bacterial adhesion and biofilm formation. The main advantage of this approach lies in its simplicity and scalability for industrial applications. In this study, we employ it to produce antibacterial coatings based on silicone materials, widely used in the healthcare industry. In doing so, we patterned silicone substrates with a topography of various flower petals (rose, chamomile, pansy, and magnolia) and studied the relationship between the antibacterial properties of the obtained biomimetic substrates and their surface topography. To study the surface topography of biomimetic surfaces, we used the fractal analysis of their SEM images. In particular, as a measure of surface complexity and heterogeneity, we used the values of the developed interfacial area ratio (Sdr) and lacunarity coefficient (β). In the result, we found that the bacterial area coverage of biomimetic substrates decreased exponentially with the increase in their surface complexity and heterogeneity, and prominent antibacterial properties were observed at β > 1.6 and Sdr > 50. The results of this study can be used to identify biomimetic materials with superior antibacterial properties and produce efficient antibacterial silicone coatings for biomedical and healthcare applications.