Phenylboronic acid-functionalized silver nanoparticles for highly efficient and selective bacterial killing
Haili Wang, Wei You, Bin Wu, Xuan Nie, L. Xia, Changhui Wang, Ye‐Zi You
Abstract
could effectively kill the bacteria with an accelerated wound healing rate. This study demonstrates that phenylboronic acid surface functionalization is an efficient way to drastically promote the antibacterial activity of AgNPs, improving the selectivity of silver-based nanoparticles against a variety of bacteria.
Topics & Concepts
Phenylboronic acidCovalent bondSelectivitySilver nanoparticleCombinatorial chemistryNanoparticleNanotechnologyBacteriaMaterials scienceChemistryOrganic chemistryBiologyCatalysisGeneticsNanoparticles: synthesis and applicationsGraphene and Nanomaterials ApplicationsBacterial biofilms and quorum sensing