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Graphene/Cuo2nanoshuttles with controllable release of oxygen nanobubbles promoting interruption of bacterial respiration

Jannesari, M ; Sharif University of Technology | 2020

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  1. Type of Document: Article
  2. DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c05732
  3. Publisher: American Chemical Society , 2020
  4. Abstract:
  5. An oxygen nanoshuttle based on a reduced graphene oxide/copper peroxide (rGO/CuO2) nanocomposite has been presented to deliver in situ oxygen nanobubbles (O2 NBs) for combating bacterial infections. In the presence of rGO, the solid source of oxygen (i.e., CuO2) was decomposed (in response to environmental conditions such as pH and temperature) into O2 NBs in a more controllable and long-lasting trend (from 60 to 144 h). In a neutral buffer, the O2 NBs experienced growth and collapse evolutions, creating a dynamic micro-nanoenvironment around the nanocomposite. In addition to effective battling against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacteria, the O2 NBs demonstrated superior antibacterial properties on Gram-positive S. aureus to those on Gram-negative Escherichia coli bacteria, especially in the presence of rGO. In fact, the rGO contents could provide synergistic effects through harvesting some respiratory electrons (leading to striking interruption of the bacterial respiratory pathway) in one side and transferring them into the O2 NBs, resulting in nanoscale reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation in another side. Moreover, near-infrared laser irradiation induced more damage to the cell membrane due to the synergistic effects of local heat elevation and catalyzing the release/collapse of NBs imposing mechanical disruptions. Our results show that the O2-containing nanoshuttles can effectively be used as intelligent and controllable anti-infection nanorobots in upcoming graphene-based nanobiomedical applications. Copyright © 2020 American Chemical Society
  6. Keywords:
  7. Antibacterial ; Drug-resistant bacteria ; In situ oxygen nanobubbles ; Photothermal effect ; Reactive oxygen species ; Copper oxides ; Cytology ; Escherichia coli ; Graphene ; Infrared devices ; Infrared lasers ; Reduced Graphene Oxide ; Antibacterial properties ; Bacterial infections ; Environmental conditions ; Escherichia coli bacteria ; Mechanical disruption ; Methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus ; Near-infrared laser irradiation ; Respiratory electrons ; Oxygen
  8. Source: ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces ; Volume 12, Issue 32 , 2020 , Pages 35813-35825
  9. URL: https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acsami.0c05732