Journal of Nanomedicine & Nanotechnology

Yongan Tang

Publications

• Research Article
  Superior Antibacterial Activity of Photochemical Synthesized Ag-CNT Composites and their Synergistic Effects in Combination with other Antimicrobial Agents
  Author(s): Xiuli Dong, Youngmi Koo, Yongan Tang, Yeoheung Yun and Liju Yang Xiuli Dong, Youngmi Koo, Yongan Tang, Yeoheung Yun and Liju Yang
  
  Silver nanoparticle-modified multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) nanocomposites (AgCNTs) were synthesized by photochemical reduction method, their antimicrobial effect on both Gram negative and Gram positive bacteria, using E. coli and Bacillus anthracis as model bacteria, respectively, were investigated. The results indicated that AgCNTs exhibited more potent antibacterial effects against both Gram negative and Gram positive bacterium compared to Ag nanoparticles (Ag NPs). The minimal inhibitory concentrations (MICs) of AgCNTs against E. coli cells (0.5 μg/mL) and B. anthracis cells (0.8 μg/mL) was 1/20 times and 1/17.5 of the MICs of Ag NPs against E. coli and B. anthracis, respectively. Further study on the antibacterial effect of combination treatment of AgCNTs with oxidizing antimicrobial.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2157-7439.1000279

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