ZB 10 - Soft Condensed Matter (R. Holyst)

Gold-Oxoborate Nanocomposites and Their Biomedical Applications

Author(s): Wybranska, Katarzyna and Paczesny, Jan and Serejko, Katarzyna and Sura, and Wlodyga, Karolina and Dziecielewski, Igor and Jones, Samuel and Sliwa, Agnieszka and Wybranska, Iwona and Holyst, Robert and Scherman, Oren A. and Fialkowski, Marcin
Title: Gold-Oxoborate Nanocomposites and Their Biomedical Applications
Abstract: A novel inorganic nanocomposite material, called BOA, Which has the form small building blocks composed of gold nanoparticles embedded in a matrix) is presented. It is demonstrated that cotton wool with the BOA nanocomposite,displays strong antibacterial toward both Gram-positive and -negative bacteria strains. the modified cotton does not release any toxic subtances, the bacteria are killed upon contact with fibers coated with the Toxicity tests show that the nanocomposite-in spite of its properties-is harmless for mammalian cells. The presented of surface modification utilizes mild, environmentally friendly conditions. Thus, it offers a facile approach to obtain durable nontoxic antiseptic coatings for biomedical applications.
Pages: 3931-3939
Journal: ACS APPLIED MATERIALS \& INTERFACES
Volume: 7
ID: ISI:000350193000010
Year: 2015
DOI: 10.1021/am508979y