期刊
MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING C-MATERIALS FOR BIOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS
卷 75, 期 -, 页码 454-462出版社
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.msec.2016.12.135
关键词
Eumelanin; DHICA; TiO2; Antimicrobial; Nanoparticles; LMCTC
资金
- University of Naples Federico II Research Grant (Finanziamento per la Ricerca di Ateneo, BioDressMel) [DR/2017/408-07/02/2017]
Eco-friendly hybrid Eumelanin-TiO2 nanostructures, recently obtained through in situ methodology based on hydrothermal route, have shown a striking antimicrobial activity, after exposure to oxidative environment, even under visible light induction condition. Nevertheless, the role of each component in defining the efficacy of these biological properties is far from being clearly defined. Furthermore, the effect of oxidative step on hybrids structure has not yet addressed. This study aims at elucidating the role of the ratio between eumelanin precursor, 5,6-dihydroxyindole-2-carboxylic acid (DHICA), and TiO2, for its polymerization in defining morphology and structural organization of TiO2-melanin nanostructures. Furthermore, tests on a Gram-negative Escherichia coil DH5 alpha strain under UV irradiation and even visible light allowed to assess the contribution of each component, as well as of the TiO2-DHICA charge transfer complex to overall biological performance. Finally, results of biocide characterization were combined with spectroscopic evidences to prove that oxidative treatment induces a marked structural modification in melanin thus enhancing overall antimicrobial efficacy. (C) 2017 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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