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ArticleACS omega2020

Graphene-Wrapped Copper Nanoparticles: An Antimicrobial and Biocompatible Nanomaterial with Valuable Properties for Medical Uses.

Vasileios Vasilopoulos, Maria Pitou, Ilias Fekas, Rigini Papi, Andreas Ouranidis, Eleni Pavlidou, Panos Patsalas, Τheodora Choli-Papadopoulou

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Article in ACS omega, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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8 authors.

Vasileios VasilopoulosDepartment of Chemistry, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, GR-54124 Thessaloniki, Greece.
Maria PitouDepartment of Chemistry, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, GR-54124 Thessaloniki, Greece.
Ilias FekasDepartment of Physics, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, GR-54124 Thessaloniki, Greece.
Rigini PapiDepartment of Chemistry, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, GR-54124 Thessaloniki, Greece.
Andreas OuranidisDepartment of Chemistry, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, GR-54124 Thessaloniki, Greece.
Eleni PavlidouDepartment of Physics, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, GR-54124 Thessaloniki, Greece.
Panos PatsalasDepartment of Physics, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, GR-54124 Thessaloniki, Greece.
Τheodora Choli-PapadopoulouDepartment of Chemistry, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, GR-54124 Thessaloniki, Greece.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

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.

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PMID33110960
PMCPMC7581071

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