Journal
ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES
Volume 9, Issue 45, Pages 39165-39173Publisher
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/acsami.7b11364
Keywords
antimicrobial efficacy; antimicrobial mechanism; bacteria; bimetallic particles; porous CuO microspheres; Ag nanoparticles
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The antimicrobial action of porous CuO microspheres (mu Cu0), Ag nanoparticles (nAg), and bimetallic porous CuO micro spheres decorated with Ag nanoparticles (mu CuO/nAg) was evaluated against surrogate microorganisms representative of pathogens commonly implicated in foodborne and healthcare-associated human infections. This work addressed the Gram-negative bacteria E. coli (Escherichia coli O157:H7-GFP B6-914), Salmonella (Salmonella enterica serovar enteritidis phage-type PT21), and the Gram-positive bacteria Listeria (Listeria innocua), as well as environmental microorganisms derived from local river water. Compared to particles composed only of CuO or Ag, the bimetallic porous mu CuO/nAg particle exhibits enhanced antimicrobial efficacy. The antimicrobial action of bimetallic porous mu CuO/nAg particles is dose-dependent, with 50 mu g/mL particle concentration completely inhibiting the growth of both the Gram-negative (Salmonella) and the Gram-positive (Listeria) bacteria after 6 h. To assess the mechanism of antimicrobial action, the changes in surface morphologies of bacteria treated with the particles were observed using scanning electron microscopy. In the case of the Gram-negative bacteria, the bacterial cell membrane is damaged, likely due to the release of metal ions from the particles; however, particle induced cell membrane damage is not observed for Gram-positive bacteria. Collectively, results from this work shed further light on possible mechanisms of antimicrobial action of micro-/nanoparticles and highlight the potential for bimetallic particle-based inhibition of microbial infections.
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