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Antibacterial Activities of Tellurium Nanomaterials

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CHEMISTRY-AN ASIAN JOURNAL
卷 7, 期 5, 页码 930-934

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WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH
DOI: 10.1002/asia.201101006

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antibiotics; nanoparticles; semiconductors; tellurium; toxicology

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  1. National Science Council of Taiwan [NSC 98-2113M-002-011-MY3]

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We prepared four differently shaped Te nanomaterials (NMs) as antibacterial reagents against Escherichia coli. By controlling the concentrations of hydrazine (N2H4) as reducing agent, NaCl, and temperature, we prepared Te nanowires, nanopencils, nanorices, and nanocubes. These four Te NMs resulted in a live/dead ratio of E. coli cells of less than 0.1, which is smaller than that of Ag nanoparticles. The order of antibacterial activity against E. coli is nanocubes similar to nanorices > nanopencils similar to nanowires. This is in good agreement with the concentration order of tellurite (TeO32-) ions released from Te NMs in E. coli cells, revealing that TeO32- ions account for the antibacterial activity of the four Te NMs. We found that spherical Te nanoparticles (32 nm in diameter) with TeO32- ions were formed in the E. coli cells. Compared to Ag nanoparticles that are commonly used as antibacterial reagents, Te NMs have higher antibacterial activity and lower toxicity. Thus, Te NMs hold great practical potential as a new and efficient antibacterial agent.

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