• 文献标题:   Graphene-Wrapped Copper Nanoparticles: An Antimicrobial and Biocompatible Nanomaterial with Valuable Properties for Medical Uses
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   VASILOPOULOS V, PITOU M, FEKAS I, PAPI R, OURANIDIS A, PAVLIDOU E, PATSALAS P, CHOLIPAPADOPOULOU T
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  • 出版物名称:   ACS OMEGA
  • ISSN:   2470-1343
  • 通讯作者地址:   Aristotle Univ Thessaloniki
  • 被引频次:   0
  • DOI:   10.1021/acsomega.0c00834
  • 出版年:   2020

▎ 摘  要

The great demand for antibacterial, biocompatible, and easily manufactured nanostructures has led to the design and development of graphene-wrapped copper nanoparticles (CuNPs) supported on Si wafers. In this study, we investigated the antibacterial properties of graphene/CuNPs nanostructures against Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria. Additional experiments regarding graphene/CuNPs nanostructures behavior against mouse fibroblast cell line L929 indicated their biocompatibility and consequently render them as model biomaterials for medical uses. Biofunctionalization of graphene/CuNPs nanostructures with a high-molecular-weight protein (green fluorescent protein), which retains its functionality after a "tight binding" on the nanostructure's surface, opens the way for attaching and other proteins, or biomolecules of great biological interest, to prepare novel biomaterials.