title: Fabrication of Te and Te-Au Nanowires-Based Carbon Fiber Fabrics for Antibacterial Applications.
abstract: Pathogenic bacteria that give rise to diseases every year remain a major health concern. In recent years, tellurium-based nanomaterials have been approved as new and efficient antibacterial agents. In this paper, we developed the approach to directly grow tellurium nanowires (Te NWs) onto commercial carbon fiber fabrics and demonstrated their antibacterial activity. Those Te NWs can serve as templates and reducing agents for gold nanoparticles (Au NPs) to deposit. Three different Te-Au NWs with varied concentration of Au NPs were synthesized and showed superior antibacterial activity and biocompability. These results indicate that the as-prepared carbon fiber fabrics with Te and Te-Au NWs can become antimicrobial clothing products in the near future.
authors: Institute of Biomedical Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu 30013, Taiwan. tommy0703@outlook.com.
authors: Ting-Mao
authors: TM
authors: Chou
authors: Institute of Biomedical Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu 30013, Taiwan. orzhappy@hotmail.com.
authors: Yi-Yun
authors: YY
authors: Ke
authors: Institute of Biomedical Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu 30013, Taiwan. chrnoblue@gmail.com.
authors: Yu-Hsiang
authors: YH
authors: Tsao
authors: Institute of Biomedical Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu 30013, Taiwan. kkccll1188@gmail.com.
authors: Ying-Chun
authors: YC
authors: Li
authors: Institute of Biomedical Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu 30013, Taiwan. linzh@mx.nthu.edu.tw.
authors: Zong-Hong
authors: ZH
authors: Lin
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000188:drug therapy*; D002244:Carbon; D000077482:Carbon Fiber; D006046:Gold; D053770:Nanowires; D013691:Tellurium
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000077482:Carbon Fiber; D002244:Carbon; D006046:Gold; D013691:Tellurium
keywords: antibacterial; carbon fiber; fabric; gold; nanowire; tellurium