Calixarene Assisted Rapid Synthesis of Silver-Graphene Nanocomposites with Enhanced Antibacterial Activity
- Submitting institution
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The Open University
- Unit of assessment
- 12 - Engineering
- Output identifier
- 1456407
- Type
- D - Journal article
- DOI
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10.1021/acsami.6b06052
- Title of journal
- ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces
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- First page
- 19038
- Volume
- 8
- Issue
- 29
- ISSN
- 1944-8244
- Open access status
- Compliant
- Month of publication
- July
- Year of publication
- 2016
- URL
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- Supplementary information
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- Output has been delayed by COVID-19
- No
- COVID-19 affected output statement
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- Forensic science
- No
- Criminology
- No
- Interdisciplinary
- Yes
- Number of additional authors
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7
- Research group(s)
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- Proposed double-weighted
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- Reserve for an output with double weighting
- No
- Additional information
- Novel rapid synthesis of Ag–graphene nanocomposites, with excellent antibacterial properties, low cytotoxicity, via a continuous hydrothermal flow synthesis process in combination with p-hexasulfonic acid calix[6]arene as a particle stabilizer, providing an optimal route for homogeneous production and deposition of highly crystalline Ag nanostructures into reduced graphene oxide substrate. The nanocomposites findings showed higher antibacterial activity against E. coli (Gram-negative) and S. aureus (Gram-positive) bacteria over reference antibiotics, ampicillin and kanamycin, offering new avenues towards battling antibacterial resistance from pathogenic microbes. Featured in IOM3 Materials World (August 2019). Contributed to experimental design, development, synthesis of precursor materials, analysis and writing.
- Author contribution statement
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- Non-English
- No
- English abstract
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