Journal article
Effect of Novel Quercetin Titanium Dioxide-Decorated Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes Nanocomposite on Bacillus subtilis Biofilm Development
The present work was targeted to design a surface against cell seeding and adhering of bacteria, Bacillus subtilis. A multi-walled carbon nanotube/titanium dioxide nano-power was produced via simple mixing of carbon nanotube and titanium dioxide nanoparticles during the sol-gel process followed by heat treatment.
Successfully, quercetin was immobilized on the nanocomposite via physical adsorption to form a quercetin/multi-walled carbon nanotube/titanium dioxide nanocomposite. The adhesion of bacteria on the coated-slides was verified after 24 h using confocal laser-scanning microscopy. Results indicated that the quercetin/multi-walled carbon nanotube/titanium dioxide nanocomposite had more negativity and higher recovery by glass surfaces than its counterpart.
Moreover, coating surfaces with the quercetin-modified nanocomposite lowered both hydrophilicity and surface-attached bacteria compared to surfaces coated with the multi-walled carbon nanotubes/titanium dioxide nanocomposite.
Language: | English |
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Publisher: | MDPI |
Year: | 2018 |
Pages: | 157 |
ISSN: | 19961944 |
Types: | Journal article |
DOI: | 10.3390/ma11010157 |
ORCIDs: | Kovács, Ákos T. |
Bacillus subtilis Bacterial adhesion Biofilm Hydrophilicity Multi-walled carbon nanotube Quercetin Titanium oxide nanoparticles
Descriptive and experimental mechanics Electrical engineering. Electronics. Nuclear engineering Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) Microscopy QC120-168.85 QH201-278.5 T TA1-2040 TK1-9971 Technology bacillus subtilis bacterial adhesion biofilm hydrophilicity multi-walled carbon nanotube quercetin titanium oxide nanoparticles