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.
Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Research and Education Center, Samuel Ginn College of Engineering, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama 36849, USA.
Dhriti
D
Nepal
Shankar
S
Balasubramanian
Aleksandr L
AL
Simonian
Virginia A
VA
Davis
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