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To investigate the antibacterial efficacy and physical mechanisms of graphene and graphene oxide nanowalls against Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacterial strains.

October 6, 2010ACS Nano

Toxicity of Graphene and Graphene Oxide Nanowalls Against Bacteria

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OAOmid AkhavanSharif University of Technology EGElham GhaderiSharif University of Technology

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Experimental study demonstrates contact-induced membrane damage in bacteria exposed to graphene nanowalls, indicating physical cutting and charge transfer as primary inactivation mechanisms.

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To investigate the antibacterial efficacy and physical mechanisms of graphene and graphene oxide nanowalls against Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacterial strains.
Synthesized graphene oxide nanosheets via chemical exfoliation and deposited them as nanowalls onto stainless steel substrates using magnesium ion-assisted electrophoretic deposition.
Exposed Gram-negative Escherichia coli and Gram-positive Staphylococcus aureus to unreduced and hydrazine-reduced graphene oxide nanowalls.
Assessed bacterial inactivation and cell membrane integrity by measuring the efflux of intracellular cytoplasmic contents.
Direct contact with the extremely sharp edges of nanowalls drove bacterial inactivation via membrane disruption, with outer-membrane-bearing Escherichia coli exhibiting higher resistance than Staphylococcus aureus.
Hydrazine-reduced graphene oxide nanowalls exerted greater bactericidal toxicity than unreduced nanowalls, attributed to enhanced charge transfer and sharper nanosheet edges during contact.

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Akhavan et al. (2010) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69dbcd8df7e0c66ced836611 https://doi.org/10.1021/nn101390x

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Experimental study demonstrates contact-induced membrane damage in bacteria exposed to graphene nanowalls, indicating physical cutting and charge transfer as primary inactivation mechanisms.

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