• 文献标题:   Photo-initiated enhanced antibacterial therapy using a non-covalent functionalized graphene oxide nanoplatform
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   MEI L, SHI YM, MIAO ZQ, CAO FY, HU K, LIN CL, LI XM, LI J, GAO JG
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  • 出版物名称:   DALTON TRANSACTIONS
  • ISSN:   1477-9226 EI 1477-9234
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  • 被引频次:   4
  • DOI:   10.1039/d1dt00642h EA MAY 2021
  • 出版年:   2021

▎ 摘  要

This study describes a novel antibacterial phototherapeutic platform for highly efficient healing of bacteria-infected wounds. It is based on the photodynamic and physical actions of a zinc tetraaminophthalocyanine-modified graphene oxide nanocomposite produced via non-covalent functionalization. The nanocomposite is positively charged and can easily capture negatively charged bacteria via electrostatic interactions. The antibacterial action is two-fold: (1) reactive oxygen species are produced by the phthalocyanine photosensitizer after short-term exposure to 680 nm light and (2) the graphene oxide can physically cut bacterial cell membranes. These enhanced activities can kill Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria at very low dosages. An ultrastructural examination indicates that this nanocomposite causes enormous damage to bacterial morphology and leakage of intracellular substances that lead to bacterial death. A rat wound model is used to demonstrate that the proposed phototherapeutic platform has low cytotoxicity and can promote rapid healing in bacteria-infected wounds. These results suggest that the integration of different antibacterial methods into a single nanotherapeutic platform is a promising strategy for anti-infective treatment.