Table 1.

Antibacterial applications of polydopamine.

Material	Application	Bacterial Strain	Mechanism	Efficiency (%)	Ref
PDA	Antibacterial	E. coli	ROS	100.0%	[43]
	Antibacterial	S. epidermidis	ROS	98.90%	[43]
PDA	Antibacterial	E. coli	Polymerization	Effective	[26]
PDA	Antibacterial	E. coli	Contact-killing	Effective	[41]
	Antibacterial	P. aeruginosa	Contact-killing	Effective	[41]
	Antibacterial	S. aureus	Contact-killing	Effective	[41]
PDA	Antibacterial	E. coli	PTT	Effective	[84]
PDA	Antibacterial/Antifouling	E. coli	Synergism	Effective	[91]
	Antibacterial/Antifouling	S. epidermidis	Synergism	Effective	[91]
PDA	Antibacterial	S. aureus	ROS	Effective	[104]
PDA	Antibacterial	MRSA	Contact-killing	Effective	[105]
	Antibacterial	P. aeruginosa	Contact-killing	Effective	[105]
	Antibacterial	S. aureus	Contact-killing	Effective	[105]