Journal
COLLOIDS AND SURFACES B-BIOINTERFACES
Volume 179, Issue -, Pages 17-27Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2019.03.042
Keywords
Nitrogen-doped carbon quantum dots; Staphylococcus; Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus; Escherichia coli; Infected wounds
Funding
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [81703477]
- Joint Funds for the Innovation of Science and Technology in Fujian Province [2017Y9121]
- University Distinguished Young Scientific Research Talent Training Program of Fujian Province
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Antimicrobial resistance is becoming more and more serious and has become a potential hazard to human life and health. The fabrication of some new antibacterial substances against resistant bacteria is demanded. With the wide application and research of carbon nanomaterials, nitrogen-doped carbon quantum dots (NCQDs) were synthesized by a one-step chemical route herein. The particle size of NCQDs in the range of 2-5 nm were characterized by transmission electron microscopy (TEM), atomic force microscopy, and dynamic light scattering. The functional groups and optical properties of NCQDs were investigated by UV-vis absorption spectroscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. Disk-diffusion tests showed that the NCQDs had specific antibacterial activity against Staphylococcus. TEM showed that the NCQDs could destroy the cell structure of Staphylococcus aureus and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) but could not combat Escherichia coli. The antibacterial mechanism may be that positively charged NCQDs firstly interacted with the negatively charged bacteria, and then specifically anchored on some specific sites on the surface of Staphylococcus. The NCQDs were applied to treat wounds infected with MRSA and showed the same therapeutic effect as vancomycin. Photomicrographs of hematoxylin-eosin-stained histological sections showed that the NCQDs at concentrations effectively killing S. aureus and MRSA caused negligible toxicity to the main rat organs, including heart, liver, spleen, lung, and kidney. Thus, the NCQDs can be developed as a promising antibacterial agent for Staphylococcus. And the NCQDs are likely to treat local infections caused by Staphylococcus clinically, especially S. aureus and MRSA.
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