Thin Films of Functionalized Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes as Suitable Scaffold Materials for Stem Cells Proliferation and Bone Formation

ACS Nano ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 4 (12) ◽  
pp. 7717-7725 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tapas R. Nayak ◽  
Li Jian ◽  
Lee C. Phua ◽  
Han K. Ho ◽  
Yupeng Ren ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thin Films ◽  
Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Stem Cells ◽  
Bone Formation ◽  
Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Multiwalled Carbon ◽  
Scaffold Materials ◽  
Functionalized Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes

Synthesis of Nanocomposites of V2OO5©Selenium Nanoparticles and Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes for Antimicrobial Activity

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (11) ◽  
pp. 5673-5680
Author(s):  
Muthukrishnan Francklin Philips ◽  
Jothirathinam Thangarathinam ◽  
Jayakumar Princy ◽  
Cyril Arockiaraj Crispin Tina ◽  
Cyril Arockiaraj Crispin Tina ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Antimicrobial Activity ◽  
Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Xrd Analysis ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Multiwalled Carbon ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Functionalized Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Uv Visible ◽  
Micro Organisms

The authors report the preparation of the nanocomposite comprising of vanadium pentoxide (V2O5) and selenium (Se) nanoparticles and functionalized multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) (V2O5@Se NPs/MWCNTs). Since Se NPs possesses extraordinary physicochemical properties including larger surface area with higher adsorption capacity, V2O5 NPs were adsorbed onto Se NPs surface through physisorption process (designated as V2O5@Se NPs). The nanocomposite synthesized hydrothermally was evaluated for its antimicrobial activity. The morphology and microstructure of the nanocomposite were characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis, respectively. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and UV-Visible spectroscopy (UV-Vis) were employed to analyze the spectral properties of nanocomposite. The microbicidal efficacy of nanocomposite was tested against Gram-negative (G-)ZGram-positive (G+) bacteria and fungus. This is the first report on the synthesis of V2O5@Se NPs/MWCNTs nanocomposites by chemical method that showed microbicidal effect on micro-organisms. The thiol (-SH) units facilitates the enrichment of V2O5@Se NPs onto MWCNTs surface. Ultimately, it reflects on the significant antimicrobial activity of V2O5@Se NPs/MWCNTs.

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