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JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
Volume 389, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2019.121821
Keywords
Copper nanoclusters; Protein templates; Thiol ligands; Free radicals; Antibacterial textiles
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- Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan [107-2113-M-002-015-MY3, 107-2113-M-019-004-MY3, 108-2638-M-002-001-MY2]
- Ministry of Science and Technology of Taiwan [NS108-2811M-002-589]
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We have prepared copper nanoclusters (Cu NCs) in the presence of bovine serum albumin (BSA) and 1,3-propanedithiol (PDT). The PDT/BSA-Cu NCs possess great activities against different types of bacteria, including non-multidrug-resistant bacteria (Escherichia coli, Salmonella Enteritidis, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Staphylococcus aureus) and multidrug-resistant bacteria (methicillin-resistant S. aureus). Their minimal inhibitory concentration (MIC) values are at least 242-fold and 10-fold lower than that of the free PDT and BSA-Cu NCs, respectively. The PDT/BSA-Cu NCs are strongly bound to the bacterial membrane, in which they induce the generation of ascorbyl (Asc(center dot)) and perhydroxyl (HOO center dot) radicals that result in disruption of their membrane integrity. At a concentration of 100-fold higher than their MIC for Escherichia coli, the PDT/BSA-Cu NCs exhibit negligible cytotoxicity towards the tested mammalian cells and show insignificant hemolysis. We have further demonstrated that low-cost PDT/BSA-Cu NCs-coated carbon fiber fabrics (CFFs) are effective against antibacterial growth, showing their great potential for antifouling applications.
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