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Polymers 2011, 3, 388-404; doi:10.3390/polym3010388 OPEN ACCESS polymers ISSN 2073-4360 /journal/polymers Article The Effect of Polyterpenol Thin Film Surfaces on Bacterial Viability and Adhesion 1 1 2 2 Kateryna Bazaka , Mohan V. Jacob , Vi Khanh Truong , Russell J. Crawford and Elena P. Ivanova 2,* 1 Electronic Materials Research Lab, School of Engineering and Physical Sciences, James Cook University, Townsville QLD 4811, Australia; E-Mails: katia.bazaka@.au (K.B.); mohan.jacob@.au (M.V.J.) 2 Faculty of Life and Social Sciences, Swinburne University of Technology, P.O. Box 218, Hawthorn, Victoria 3122, Australia; E-Mails: vtruong@.au (V.K.T.); rcrawford@.au (R.J.C.) * Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-Mail: eivanova@.au; Tel.: +61-3-9214-5137; Fax: +61-309214-5921. Received: 20 November 2010; in revised form: 23 December 2010 / Accepted: 25 January 2011 / Published: 28 January 2011 Abstract: The nanometer scale surface topography of a solid substrate is known to influence the extent of bacterial attachment and their subsequent proliferation to form biofilms. As an extension of our previous work on the development of a novel organic polymer coating for the prevention of growth of medically significant bacteria on three-dimensional solid surfaces, this study examines the effect of surface coating on the adhesion and proliferation tendencies of Staphylococcus