Strong antimicrobial coatings: single-walled carbon nanotubes armored with biopolymers.
Large scale biomimetic single-walled carbon nanotube (SWNT) coatings with significant antimicrobial activity, high Young's Modulus, and controlled morphology were fabricated using layer-by-layer assembly. Thickness was controlled within 1.6 nm and SWNT orientation was controlled using a directed air stream. This unique blend of multifunctionality and vertical and lateral control of a bottom-up assembly process is a significant advancement in developing macroscale assemblies with the combined attributes of SWNTs and natural materials.
Nepal
Dhriti
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Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Research and Education Center, Samuel Ginn College of Engineering, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama 36849, USA.
Balasubramanian
Shankar
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Simonian
Aleksandr L
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Davis
Virginia A
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D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000494:pharmacology; D001704:Biopolymers; D004247:DNA / Q000737:chemistry / Q000648:ultrastructure; D008837:Micrococcus / Q000187:drug effects; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D037742:Nanotubes, Carbon / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D013055:Spectrophotometry, Infrared; D013059:Spectrum Analysis, Raman; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000187:drug effects
D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D001704:Biopolymers; D037742:Nanotubes, Carbon; D004247:DNA