Antimicrobial activity of graphene oxide quantum dots: impacts of chemical reduction
Mauricio D. Rojas‐Andrade, Tuan Anh Nguyen, William P. Mistler, Juan Armas, Jia Lu, Graham Roseman, William R. Hollingsworth, Forrest Nichols, Glenn L. Millhauser, Alexander L. Ayzner, Chad Saltikov, Shaowei Chen
Abstract
reduction of redox-active phenanthroline-like moieties that interacted with the electron-transport chain of the bacterial cells, and (ii) diminished production of hydroxyl radicals that were potent bactericidal agents after chemical reduction as a result of increased conjugation within the carbon skeletons.
Topics & Concepts
GrapheneSodium borohydridePhotoluminescenceChemistryPhotochemistryNanomaterialsExfoliation jointOxideAntimicrobialRaman spectroscopyNanotechnologyQuantum dotRedoxLuminescenceNuclear chemistryInorganic chemistryMaterials scienceOrganic chemistryCatalysisOptoelectronicsOpticsPhysicsCarbon and Quantum Dots ApplicationsGraphene and Nanomaterials ApplicationsGraphene research and applications