Antibacterial carbon‐based nanomaterials

Q Xin, H Shah, A Nawaz, W Xie, MZ Akram… - Advanced …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The emergence and global spread of bacterial resistance to currently available antibiotics
underscore the urgent need for new alternative antibacterial agents. Recent studies on the …

Environmental performance of graphene-based 3D macrostructures

N Yousefi, X Lu, M Elimelech, N Tufenkji - Nature nanotechnology, 2019 - nature.com
Abstract Three-dimensional macrostructures (3DMs) of graphene and graphene oxide are
being developed for fast and efficient removal of contaminants from water and air. The large …

Functionalized Nano-MoS2 with Peroxidase Catalytic and Near-Infrared Photothermal Activities for Safe and Synergetic Wound Antibacterial Applications

W Yin, J Yu, F Lv, L Yan, LR Zheng, Z Gu, Y Zhao - ACS nano, 2016 - ACS Publications
We have developed a biocompatible antibacterial system based on polyethylene glycol
functionalized molybdenum disulfide nanoflowers (PEG-MoS2 NFs). The PEG-MoS2 NFs …

Recent advances in nanomaterials for water protection and monitoring

R Das, CD Vecitis, A Schulze, B Cao… - Chemical Society …, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
The efficient handling of wastewater pollutants is a must, since they are continuously defiling
limited fresh water resources, seriously affecting the terrestrial, aquatic, and aerial flora and …

Highly Effective and Noninvasive Near‐Infrared Eradication of a Staphylococcus aureus Biofilm on Implants by a Photoresponsive Coating within 20 Min

M Li, L Li, K Su, X Liu, T Zhang, Y Liang… - Advanced …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Biofilms have been related to the persistence of infections on medical implants, and these
cannot be eradicated because of the resistance of biofilm structures. Therefore, a …

Mechanisms of the antimicrobial activities of graphene materials

X Zou, L Zhang, Z Wang, Y Luo - Journal of the american chemical …, 2016 - ACS Publications
A thorough understanding of the antimicrobial mechanisms of graphene materials (GMs) is
critical to the manipulation of highly efficient antimicrobial nanomaterials for future …

Environmental applications of graphene-based nanomaterials

F Perreault, AF De Faria, M Elimelech - Chemical Society Reviews, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
Graphene-based materials are gaining heightened attention as novel materials for
environmental applications. The unique physicochemical properties of graphene, notably its …

Antimicrobial mechanisms and effectiveness of graphene and graphene-functionalized biomaterials. A scope review

H Mohammed, A Kumar, E Bekyarova… - … in bioengineering and …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Bacterial infections represent nowadays the major reason of biomaterials implant failure,
however, most of the available implantable materials do not hold antimicrobial properties …

Antimicrobial properties of graphene oxide nanosheets: why size matters

F Perreault, AF De Faria, S Nejati, M Elimelech - ACS nano, 2015 - ACS Publications
Graphene oxide (GO) is a promising material for the development of antimicrobial surfaces
due to its contact-based antimicrobial activity. However, the relationship between GO …

Bioinspired spiky peroxidase‐mimics for localized bacterial capture and synergistic catalytic sterilization

Y Yang, X Wu, L Ma, C He, S Cao, Y Long… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Besides the pandemic caused by the coronavirus outbreak, many other pathogenic
microbes also pose a devastating threat to human health, for instance, pathogenic bacteria …