Alexander P. Richter
An environmentally benign antimicrobial nanoparticle based on a silver-infused lignin core
Richter, Alexander P.; Brown, Joseph S.; Bharti, Bhuvnesh; Wang, Amy; Gangwal, Sumit; Houck, Keith; Cohen Hubal, Elaine A.; Paunov, Vesselin N.; Stoyanov, Simeon D.; Velev, Orlin D.
Authors
Joseph S. Brown
Bhuvnesh Bharti
Amy Wang
Sumit Gangwal
Keith Houck
Elaine A. Cohen Hubal
Vesselin N. Paunov
Simeon D. Stoyanov
Orlin D. Velev
Abstract
Silver nanoparticles have antibacterial properties, but their use has been a cause for concern because they persist in the environment. Here, we show that lignin nanoparticles infused with silver ions and coated with a cationic polyelectrolyte layer form a biodegradable and green alternative to silver nanoparticles. The polyelectrolyte layer promotes the adhesion of the particles to bacterial cell membranes and, together with silver ions, can kill a broad spectrum of bacteria, including Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and quaternary-amine-resistant Ralstonia sp. Ion depletion studies have shown that the bioactivity of these nanoparticles is time-limited because of the desorption of silver ions. High-throughput bioactivity screening did not reveal increased toxicity of the particles when compared to an equivalent mass of metallic silver nanoparticles or silver nitrate solution. Our results demonstrate that the application of green chemistry principles may allow the synthesis of nanoparticles with biodegradable cores that have higher antimicrobial activity and smaller environmental impact than metallic silver nanoparticles.
Citation
Richter, A. P., Brown, J. S., Bharti, B., Wang, A., Gangwal, S., Houck, K., Cohen Hubal, E. A., Paunov, V. N., Stoyanov, S. D., & Velev, O. D. (2015). An environmentally benign antimicrobial nanoparticle based on a silver-infused lignin core. Nature nanotechnology, 10(9), 817-823. https://doi.org/10.1038/nnano.2015.141
Acceptance Date | Jun 9, 2015 |
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Online Publication Date | Jul 13, 2015 |
Publication Date | Sep 3, 2015 |
Deposit Date | Aug 27, 2015 |
Publicly Available Date | Nov 23, 2017 |
Journal | Nature nanotechnology |
Print ISSN | 1748-3387 |
Publisher | Nature Publishing Group |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 10 |
Issue | 9 |
Pages | 817-823 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1038/nnano.2015.141 |
Keywords | Antimicrobial nanoparticles; Silver nanoparticles; Lignin nanoparticles |
Public URL | https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/378158 |
Publisher URL | http://www.nature.com/nnano/journal/vaop/ncurrent/full/nnano.2015.141.html#affil-auth |
Additional Information | This is a description of an article which has been published in: Nature nanotechnology, 2015, v.10. |
Contract Date | Nov 23, 2017 |
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