To provide a
bacteria adhesion inhibitor capable of obtaining good
bacteria adhesion inhibiting effect against various bacterial strains and on surfaces of
solid bodies made of various materials.SOLUTION: (1) A
bacteria adhesion inhibitor contains a
polymer that has a hydrophobic group having three or more carbon atoms at a
side chain terminal, at least either of a main chain or a
side chain has hydrophilicity, and in which the
polymer satisfies the following conditions 1 and 2; and (2) a bacteria adhesion inhibiting method includes a treatment step in which the
polymer is physically adsorbed onto a surface of a
solid body with an
aqueous solution containing the polymer that has a hydrophobic group having three or more carbon atoms at a
side chain terminal, and at least either of a main chain or a side chain has hydrophilicity, and the polymer satisfies the conditions 1 and 2. The condition 1 is: in a
crystal oscillator microbalance method, a frequency variation ΔF and an energy dissipation change ΔD of a 0.1
mass% solution of the polymer in water with a
hardness of 4° dH to a
polyester-coated
crystal oscillator are measured, and a ratio (ΔD / ΔF) obtained by such measurement should be 0.15 or more; and the condition 2 is: in a captive bubble method, an
underwater contact angle of a bubble to the polymer to be measured should be 120° or more.SELECTED DRAWING: None