Tuning residual chirality in carbon dots with anti-microbial properties
Florence Victoria, John Manioudakis, Liana Zaroubi, Brandon Findlay, Rafik Naccache
Abstract
of the nanoparticles were required to inhibit microbial growth. The ability to preserve and tune chirality during synthesis can open up novel avenues and research directions for the development of enantioselective materials, as well as antibacterial films and surfaces.
Topics & Concepts
Chirality (physics)NanomaterialsEnantioselective synthesisAsymmetric carbonNanotechnologyNanoparticleCarbon fibersMaterials scienceCombinatorial chemistryChemistryOrganic chemistryCatalysisOptically activeChiral symmetry breakingNambu–Jona-Lasinio modelComposite materialComposite numberQuarkQuantum mechanicsPhysicsCarbon and Quantum Dots ApplicationsNanocluster Synthesis and ApplicationsAdvanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques