ArticleACS omega2018
NIR-Light-Active ZnO-Based Nanohybrids for Bacterial Biofilm Treatment.
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Abstract
Nanomaterials with antimicrobial properties triggered by external stimuli appear to be a promising and innovative substitute for the destruction of antibiotic-resistant superbugs as they can induce multiple disruptions in the cellular mechanism. This study demonstrates the use of squaraine (SQ) dye as the photosensitive material, activated in the near-infrared tissue-transparent therapeutic window. The dye has been covalently attached to the ZnO nanoparticle surface, forming ZnO-SQ nanohybrids. The formation of the nanohybrids is confirmed using Fourier transform infrared and other optical spectroscopic methods. The photoinduced interfacial electron transfer process (as confirmed using the time-resolved fluorescence technique) from the excited state of SQ to the conduction band of ZnO is responsible for the greater reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation ability of the nanohybrid. The production of photoactivated ROS (especially singlet oxygen species) by ZnO-SQ provides remarkable antimicrobial action against clinically significant
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