Conjugating AIE-featured AuAg nanoclusters with highly luminescent carbon dots for improved visible-light-driven antibacterial activity
Naiwei Liu, Yichun Wang, Ziping Wang, Qiuxia He, Yong Liu, Xinyue Dou, Zhengmao Yin, Yang Li, Haiguang Zhu, Xun Yuan
Abstract
by CDs@AuAg NCs is the main active species for bacterial killing, accounting for nearly 48% of the total antibacterial efficacy. This study provides a paradigm for the design of metal NC-based photodynamic antibacterial agents for diverse bactericidal applications.
Topics & Concepts
NanoclustersAntibacterial activityVisible spectrumMaterials scienceMetalLuminescencePhotochemistryCarbon fibersNanotechnologyPhotodynamic therapyCombinatorial chemistryBacteriaChemistryOrganic chemistryOptoelectronicsMetallurgyComposite materialBiologyComposite numberGeneticsNanocluster Synthesis and ApplicationsCarbon and Quantum Dots ApplicationsAdvanced Nanomaterials in Catalysis