Photoresponsive MoS<sub>2</sub> and WS<sub>2</sub> microflakes as mobile biocide agents
Víctor de la Asunción‐Nadal, Javier Bujalance‐Fernández, Beatriz Jurado‐Sánchez, Alberto Escarpa
Abstract
biofilms after 20 min. Much lower removal biofilm mass rates (30%) are obtained under static conditions, revealing the crucial role of microflake movement and radical generation in the active eradication of biofilms. Much higher removal efficiencies are observed in biofilm deactivation as compared with the use of free antibiotics, which are not able to destroy the densely packed biofilms. The new moving microflakes hold considerable promise for the treatment of antibiotic-resistant bacteria.
Topics & Concepts
BiofilmBiocideBacteriaAntibioticsOxygenStaphylococcus aureusChemistryEscherichia coliMicrobiologyMaterials scienceChemical engineeringBiologyOrganic chemistryBiochemistryEngineeringGeneticsGeneBacterial biofilms and quorum sensingBiosensors and Analytical DetectionNanoplatforms for cancer theranostics