Single-walled carbon nanotubes exhibit strong antimicrobial activity
We provide the first direct evidence that highly purified single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) exhibit strong antimicrobial activity. By using a pristine SWNT with a narrow diameter distribution, we demonstrate that cell membrane damage resulting from direct contact with SWNT aggregates is the lik...
| Veröffentlicht in: | Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids. - 1992. - 23(2007), 17 vom: 14. Aug., Seite 8670-3 |
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| Format: | Aufsatz |
| Sprache: | English |
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2007
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| Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk: | Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids |
| Schlagworte: | Journal Article Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S. Anti-Bacterial Agents Nanotubes, Carbon |
| Zusammenfassung: | We provide the first direct evidence that highly purified single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) exhibit strong antimicrobial activity. By using a pristine SWNT with a narrow diameter distribution, we demonstrate that cell membrane damage resulting from direct contact with SWNT aggregates is the likely mechanism leading to bacterial cell death. This finding may be useful in the application of SWNTs as building blocks for antimicrobial materials |
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| Beschreibung: | Date Completed 17.09.2007 Date Revised 08.04.2022 published: Print-Electronic Citation Status MEDLINE |
| ISSN: | 1520-5827 |