Antiviral properties of select carbon nanostructures and their functionalized analogs
The antiviral properties of nanocarbons namely, carbon nanotubes (CNT), graphene oxide
(GO), reduced graphene oxide (rGO), hybrid GO-CNT, rGO-CNT and CNTs functionalized
with carboxylic (CNT-COOH), phenol (CNT-phenol), silver (CNT-Ag) are presented.
Escherichia coli MS2 bacteriophage was the model virus. All the nanocarbons showed
antiviral activities and the activity increased with increase in concentration. CNT-phenol
showed the highest antiviral activity (97.1%) at 0.3 mg/mL followed by CNT-Ag (90%), GO …
(GO), reduced graphene oxide (rGO), hybrid GO-CNT, rGO-CNT and CNTs functionalized
with carboxylic (CNT-COOH), phenol (CNT-phenol), silver (CNT-Ag) are presented.
Escherichia coli MS2 bacteriophage was the model virus. All the nanocarbons showed
antiviral activities and the activity increased with increase in concentration. CNT-phenol
showed the highest antiviral activity (97.1%) at 0.3 mg/mL followed by CNT-Ag (90%), GO …