Hydrophobized plant polyphenols: self-assembly and promising antibacterial, adhesive, and anticorrosion coatings†
Abstract
Hydrophobized plant polyphenols can be easily prepared by rational and controlled etherification of highly abundant aromatic hydroxyls with linear alkyl chains. The resultant organo-soluble polyphenols spontaneously formed fibrous structures and unravelled to be potential adhesive, anticorrosion, and antibacterial coatings.