Mechanism of antimicrobial activity of CdTe quantum dots

The antimicrobial activity and mechanism of CdTe quantum dots (QDs) against Escherichia coli were investigated in this report. Colony-forming capability assay and atomic force microscopy (AFM) images show that the QDs can effectively kill the bacteria in a concentration-dependent manner. Results of...

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Veröffentlicht in:Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids. - 1985. - 24(2008), 10 vom: 20. Mai, Seite 5445-52
1. Verfasser: Lu, Zhisong (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Li, Chang Ming, Bao, Haifeng, Qiao, Yan, Toh, Yinghui, Yang, Xu
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2008
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids
Schlagworte:Journal Article Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Anti-Infective Agents Antioxidants Cadmium Compounds Carbon 7440-44-0 Tellurium NQA0O090ZJ cadmium telluride STG188WO13