• 文献标题:   Graphitic-N-doped graphene quantum dots for photothermal eradication of multidrug-resistant bacteria in the second near-infrared window
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   GENG BJ, LI Y, HU JY, CHEN YY, HUANG JY, SHEN LX, PAN DY, LI P
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  • 出版物名称:   JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY B
  • ISSN:   2050-750X EI 2050-7518
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  • 被引频次:   11
  • DOI:   10.1039/d2tb00192f EA MAR 2022
  • 出版年:   2022

▎ 摘  要

Developing efficient therapeutic strategies for combating bacterial infection remains a challenge owing to the indiscriminate utilization of antibiotics and the prevalence of multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacteria. Herein, highly graphitic-N-doped graphene quantum dots (N-GQDs) with efficient NIR-II photothermal conversion properties were synthesized for the first time for photothermal antibacterial therapy. The obtained N-GQDs exhibited strong NIR absorption ranging from 700 to 1200 nm, achieving high photothermal conversion efficiency of 77.8% and 50.4% at 808 and 1064 nm, respectively. Outstanding antibacterial and antibiofilm activities against MDR bacteria (methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, MRSA) were achieved by the N-GQDs in the presence of an 808 or 1064 nm laser. In vivo investigations verified that the generation of hyperthermia by N-GQDs plus a NIR-II laser can combat MDR bacterial infections and thus significantly accelerate wound healing. Our work provides a novel carbon-based nanomaterial as a photothermal antibacterial agent for efficiently avoiding bacterial resistance and fighting MDR bacterial infections.