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论文类型：期刊论文

发表时间：2014-11-01

发表刊物：MATERIALS LETTERS

收录刊物：SCIE、EI、Scopus

卷号：134

页面范围：286-289

ISSN号：0167-577X

关键字：Nanomaterials; Optical materials and properties; Antibacterial mechanism; Magnesium hydroxide; Escherichia coli

摘要：Recently, Mg(OH)(2) nanopartides were reported to be efficient antibacterial agent. In this work, the antibacterial behavior of Mg(OH)(2) nanoparticles against Escherichia coli was further investigated. Results indicate that the antibacterial mechanism of Mg(OH)(2) nanoparticles is different from the existing ones of metal-based compounds. It is found that the Mg2+ increased a lot in the sample culture after the antibacterial test. Mg(OH)(2) nanobars of about 2 mu m length did not show any antibacterial property, and the ultraviolet illumination for certain time can accelerate the antibacterial behavior of Mg(OH)(2) nanoplatelets. A novel possible antibacterial mechanism of Mg(OH)(2) nanoparticles was consequently proposed. When contacting directly with a bacterial cell, Mg(OH)(2) nanoparticles would enter into the cell through endocytosis and accumulate in vivo. Since there is over 70% water inside the cell, the Mg (OH)(2) nanopartides would inevitably dissolve and OH- would be released until an equilibrium is reached (pH of similar to 10). Therefore, the intracellular high pH would lead to cell death. (C) 2014 Published by Elsevier B.V.