Publication detail

Composite of graphene oxide with zinc oxide nanoparticles as an antimicrobial agent against pathogenic microorganisms

BYTEŠNÍKOVÁ, Z. RICHTERA, L. KOPEL, P. ADAM, V.

Original Title

Composite of graphene oxide with zinc oxide nanoparticles as an antimicrobial agent against pathogenic microorganisms

Type

conference paper

Language

English

Original Abstract

The synthesis process of composites based on graphene oxide is described and tested as a carrier of zinc oxide nanoparticles and subsequently tested as an antimicrobial agent for some bacterial strains (Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus), methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and Escherichia coli (E. coli). Scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX), and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR) confirmed the formation of this composite. The composite was tested by colony-forming capability test. Graphene oxide as well as zinc oxide exhibit antibacterial properties, but the composite consisting of graphene oxide and zinc oxide shows stronger antimicrobial effect against pathogenic microorganisms. Stronger antimicrobial effect was found in S.aureus and MRSA as a G+ bacteria and E.coli as a G- one, due to different composition of cell wall.

Keywords

Antibacterial; Antimicrobial; Escherichia coli; Graphene oxide; MRSA; Staphylococcus aureus

Authors

BYTEŠNÍKOVÁ, Z.; RICHTERA, L.; KOPEL, P.; ADAM, V.

Released

1. 1. 2018

Publisher

TANGER Ltd.

ISBN

9788087294819

Book

NANOCON 2017 - Conference Proceedings, 9th International Conference on Nanomaterials - Research and Application

Pages from

644

Pages to

648

Pages count

5

URL

https://nanocon2017.tanger.cz/cz/

BibTex

@inproceedings{BUT177175,
  author="Zuzana {Bytešníková} and Lukáš {Richtera} and Pavel {Kopel} and Vojtěch {Adam}",
  title="Composite of graphene oxide with zinc oxide nanoparticles as an antimicrobial agent against pathogenic microorganisms",
  booktitle="NANOCON 2017 - Conference Proceedings, 9th International Conference on Nanomaterials - Research and Application",
  year="2018",
  pages="644--648",
  publisher="TANGER Ltd.",
  isbn="9788087294819",
  url="https://nanocon2017.tanger.cz/cz/"
}