Enhanced antibacterial activity with increasing P doping ratio in CQDs
Shuiqin Chai, Lijia Zhou, Yuting Chi, Linshuo Chen, Shuchen Pei, Bin Chen
Abstract
was generated during the antibacterial process. We speculated that bacterial inhibition induced by these CQDs was accompanied by disruption of permeability and structural integrity, owing to strong electrostatic interactions between negatively charged bacteria and positively charged CQDs and production of singlet oxygen of CQDs. Together, this study indicates that the CQDs can be a candidate to treat resistant bacterial infections and may improve the understanding of killing pathogens by antibacterial CQD drugs.
Topics & Concepts
DopingAntibacterial activityChemistryNuclear chemistryCombinatorial chemistryMaterials scienceOptoelectronicsBacteriaBiologyGeneticsCarbon and Quantum Dots ApplicationsAdvanced Nanomaterials in CatalysisLuminescence and Fluorescent Materials