Selenium nanoparticles: influence of reducing agents on particle stability and antibacterial activity at biogenic concentrations
Aneta Bužková, Lucie Hochvaldová, Renata Večeřová, Tomáš Malina, Martin Petr, Josef Kašlík, Libor Kvı́tek, Milan Kolář, Aleš Panáček, Robert Prucek
Abstract
The stability of selenium nanoparticles (SeNPs) is influenced by the type of stabilizing agent when using different reducing agents. Several destabilizing processes occurres. The SeNPs demonstrate strong antibacterial activity.
Topics & Concepts
SeleniumNanoparticleParticle (ecology)Reduction (mathematics)Antibacterial activityNanotechnologyMaterials scienceChemistryEnvironmental chemistryMetallurgyBacteriaMathematicsBiologyEcologyGeneticsGeometrySelenium in Biological SystemsBee Products Chemical AnalysisLaser-Ablation Synthesis of Nanoparticles