Journal Pre-proof Polyelectrolyte multilayer coatings for short/long-term release of antibacterial agents Xinrui Liu, Yunqian Li, Shanji Li, Yu-Chien Lin, Veronica Lynn Li, Yun-Hsuan Chen, Chingpo Lin, Murugan Keerthi, Shao-Ju Shih, Ren-Jei Chung PII: S0257-8972(20)30365-0 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.surfcoat.2020.125696 Reference: SCT 125696 To appear in: Surface & Coatings Technology Received date: 10 December 2019 Revised date: 17 March 2020 Accepted date: 26 March 2020 Please cite this article as: X. Liu, Y. Li, S. Li, et al., Polyelectrolyte multilayer coatings for short/long-term release of antibacterial agents, Surface & Coatings Technology (2020), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.surfcoat.2020.125696 This is a PDF file of an article that has undergone enhancements after acceptance, such as the addition of a cover page and metadata, and formatting for readability, but it is not yet the definitive version of record. This version will undergo additional copyediting, typesetting and review before it is published in its final form, but we are providing this version to give early visibility of the article. Please note that, during the production process, errors may be discovered which could affect the content, and all legal disclaimers that apply to the journal pertain. © 2020 Published by Elsevier.