| Title | Bactericidal effect of graphene oxide/Cu/Ag nanoderivatives against Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Staphylococcus aureus and Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2016 |
| Journal | International Journal of Pharmaceutics (Amsterdam, Netherlands) |
| Volume | 511 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pagination | 90 - 97 |
| Authors | Jankauskaite, V., A. Vitkauskiene, A. Lazauskas, J. Baltrusaitis, I. Prosycevas, and M. Andrulevicius |
| Publisher | Elsevier B.V. |
| ISBN Number | 0378-5173 |
| Keywords | antibacterial graphene oxide copper silver nanocomposite |
| Abstract | A systematic anal. of antibacterial activity of individual nanoderivatives, e.g. GO nanosheets, Ag and Cu nanoparticles (NPs), as well as combinations of Cu-Ag NPs, and GO-Cu-Ag nanocomposites against Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Staphylococcus aureus, Klebsiella pneumoniae and Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) was performed. Chem. properties of the GO, Cu and Ag NPs were detd. employing XPS and X-Ray-excited Auger electron spectroscopy. Morphol. of corresponding nanoderivatives was studied employing transmission electron microscopy and SEM. It was shown that combination of Cu and Ag NPs, as well as GO-Cu-Ag nanocomposite material possess enhanced antibacterial activity through a possible synergy between multiple toxicity mechanisms. MRSA showed highest resistance in all cases. [on SciFinder(R)] |