What is it about?
In this work, we prepared hydrophobic and hydrophilic gold nanorods, and we explored their bacterial activity against Staphylococcus aureus and Propionibacterium acnes upon exposure to a suitable laser beam. We found that the excited gold nanorods worked as nano-heaters and caused drastic reduction of bacterial viability compared to gold nanorods alone.
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Why is it important?
in this work, we developed and validated a new and novel method to evaluate the antibacterial activity of hydrophobic nanomaterial without the need to use surfactants or solubilizing agents. In addition, we investigated the photothermal properties of gold nanorods of different surface chemistry against bacteria that are responsible for the pathogenesis of Acne Vulgaris. The excited gold nanorods upon exposure to the laser were very potent as antibacterial agents regardless of their surface functionalities.
Perspectives
This work highlights the importance of exploring new and novel antibacterial platforms with potent activity and minimum toxicity.
Nouf Mahmoud
Al-Zaytoonah Private University of Jordan
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This page is a summary of: Nano-Photothermal ablation effect of Hydrophilic and Hydrophobic Functionalized Gold Nanorods on Staphylococcus aureus and Propionibacterium acnes, Scientific Reports, May 2018, Springer Science + Business Media,
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-24837-7.
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