Abstract
In this study, multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) were treated with an aqueous sulfuric acid solution to form an oxygen-based functional group. Silver MWCNTs were prepared by the reductive deposition of silver from an aqueous solution of AgNO3 on the oxidized MWCNTs. Given the unique color of the CNTs, it was not possible to apply them to the minimum inhibitory concentration or mitochondrial toxicity assays to evaluate the toxicity and antibacterial properties, since they would interfere with the assays. The inhibition zone and minimum bactericidal concentration for the Ag-MWCNTs were measured and Live/Dead and Trypan Blue assays were used to measure the toxicity and antibacterial properties without interfering with the color of the CNTs.
Original language | English (US) |
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Article number | e57384 |
Journal | Journal of Visualized Experiments |
Volume | 2018 |
Issue number | 135 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - May 10 2018 |
Keywords
- Antibacterial property
- Bacteria
- Bioengineering
- Biofilm
- Cytotoxicity
- Issue 135
- Metal nanoparticle
- Multi-walled carbon nanotube
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Neuroscience
- General Chemical Engineering
- General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
- General Immunology and Microbiology