title: Surface matters: enhanced bactericidal property of core-shell Ag-Fe2O3 nanostructures to their heteromer counterparts from one-pot synthesis.
abstract: A facile one-pot synthesis of Ag@Fe2 O3 core-shell and Ag-Fe2 O3 heteromer nanoparticles is developed, and the core-shell nanoparticles show superior antibacterial properties compared to their heteromer counterparts and plain Ag nanoparticles. The mechanism for the increased efficiency is proposed to be due to the enhanced Ag ion release from the iron oxide shell-protected pristine Ag surface.
authors.affiliation: i-Lab and Division of Nanobiomedicine, Suzhou Key Laboratory of Nanobiomedical Characterization, Suzhou Institute of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Suzhou, 215123, China.
authors.forename: Yingjie
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Nan
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Gao
authors.forename: Jiang
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Jiang
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000737:chemistry*; D005290:Ferric Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D053768:Metal Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry*; D036103:Nanotechnology / Q000379:methods; D012834:Silver / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D005290:Ferric Compounds; C000499:ferric oxide; D012834:Silver
keywords: antibacterials; core-shells; heteromers; nanoparticles; silver