title: Functional polypyrrole-silica composites as photothermal agents for targeted killing of bacteria.
abstract: We demonstrate for the first time that PPy-SiO2-GTA composites can be used as efficient photothermal agents for killing pathogenic bacteria under NIR irradiation. The cell growth of both gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria targeted by PPy-SiO2-GTA composites could be inhibited effectively after photothermal treatment.
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource Utilization and Laboratory of Chemical Biology, Changchun, Jilin 130022, China. jren@ciac.jl.cn xqu@ciac.jl.cn.
authors.forename: Enguo
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ju
authors.forename: Zhenhua
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Meng
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Kai
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Dong
authors.forename: Jinsong
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ren
authors.forename: Xiaogang
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Qu
mesh_terms: D006090:Gram-Negative Bacteria / Q000187:drug effects / Q000528:radiation effects; D006094:Gram-Positive Bacteria / Q000187:drug effects / Q000528:radiation effects; D007259:Infrared Rays; D008856:Microscopy, Fluorescence; D053758:Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000633:toxicity; D011108:Polymers / Q000737:chemistry*; D011758:Pyrroles / Q000737:chemistry*; D012822:Silicon Dioxide / Q000737:chemistry*; D013696:Temperature
chemical_list: D011108:Polymers; D011758:Pyrroles; C067635:polypyrrole; D012822:Silicon Dioxide