Large-scale production of MXenes as nanoknives for antibacterial application
Yuchen Liu, Xing Chen, Jiazhi Sun, Nuo Xu, Qi Tang, Jie Ren, Cheng Chen, Weiwei Lei, Chao Zhang, Dan Liŭ
Abstract
In this work, we have developed an efficient one-step mechanical exfoliation (ECO-ME) method for the large-scale preparation of MXenes. The resulting E-Ti 3 C 2 MXene nanosheets exhibit a unique nanoknife effect and produce good antibacterial activity.
Topics & Concepts
MXenesExfoliation jointNanotechnologyNanomaterialsAntibacterial activityMaterials scienceAntimicrobialChemistryBacteriaGrapheneBiologyGeneticsOrganic chemistryMXene and MAX Phase MaterialsGraphene and Nanomaterials ApplicationsAdvanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques