Cefalexin-immobilized multi-walled carbon nanotubes show strong antimicrobial and anti-adhesion properties

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 84, Issue , 2012, Pages 552-556

  Qi, Xiaobao ^a,b   Gunawan, Poernomo ^a   Xu, Rong ^a   Chang, Matthew Wook ^a  

^a Nanyang Technological University   (Singapore)

^b HUAZHONG AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial property; Cefalexin; Immobilization Poly(ethylene glycol); Multi walled carbon nanotubes; Nanostructure

Indexed keywords

ANTI-ADHESIVE; ANTIADHESION; ANTIMICROBIAL PROPERTY; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BIOMEDICAL APPLICATIONS; CEFALEXIN; COVALENT IMMOBILIZATION; DEPOSITED FILMS; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIUM; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; S. AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SUBTILIS; SYNTHESIS METHOD;

BACTERIA; CELL ADHESION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MEDICAL APPLICATIONS; MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN); NANOSTRUCTURES;

POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS;

EID: 84866853979     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2012.08.054     Document Type: Article

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