Antibacterial effects of carbon nanotubes : size does matter!

We provide the first evidence that the size (diameter) of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) is a key factor governing their antibacterial effects and that the likely main CNT-cytotoxicity mechanism is cell membrane damage by direct contact with CNTs. Experiments with well-characterized single-walled carbon na...

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Veröffentlicht in:Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids. - 1992. - 24(2008), 13 vom: 01. Juni, Seite 6409-13
1. Verfasser: Kang, Seoktae (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Herzberg, Moshe, Rodrigues, Debora F, Elimelech, Menachem
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, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S. Anti-Bacterial Agents Nanotubes, Carbon Solutions RNA 63231-63-0