Understanding the role of surface interactions in the antibacterial activity of layered double hydroxide nanoparticles by atomic force microscopy
Jazia Awassa, Samantha Soulé, Damien Cornu, Christian Ruby, Sofiane El‐Kirat‐Chatel
Abstract
cells with high adhesion frequency and remarkable force magnitudes. This finding provides a first insight into the antibacterial mechanism of Zn-based LDHs through direct surface interactions by which they are able to recognize and adhere to bacterial surfaces, thus damaging them and leading to subsequent growth inhibition.
Topics & Concepts
Antibacterial activityHydroxideNanoparticleDissolutionForce spectroscopyAtomic force microscopyNanotechnologyLayered double hydroxidesMaterials scienceZincZinc hydroxideChemical engineeringChemistryBacteriaInorganic chemistryMetallurgyOrganic chemistryEngineeringGeneticsBiologyLayered Double Hydroxides Synthesis and ApplicationsPolymer Surface Interaction StudiesInorganic Chemistry and Materials