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Biomimetics: Unlocking the Latent Antimicrobial Potential of Biomimetically Synthesized Inorganic Materials (Adv. Funct. Mater. 34/2013)
Author(s) -
Dickerson Matthew B.,
Lyon Wanda J.,
Gruner William E.,
Mirau Peter A.,
Jespersen Michael L.,
Fang Yunnan,
Sandhage Kenneth H.,
Naik Rajesh R.
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
advanced functional materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 6.069
H-Index - 322
eISSN - 1616-3028
pISSN - 1616-301X
DOI - 10.1002/adfm.201370169
Subject(s) - oxidizing agent , materials science , composite number , antimicrobial , halogen , nanotechnology , bacteria , yield (engineering) , biomimetics , nitrogen , chemical engineering , combinatorial chemistry , organic chemistry , composite material , chemistry , biology , engineering , alkyl , genetics
On page 4236 , bio‐inorganic composite materials are functionalized under benign reaction conditions by R. R. Naik and co‐workers. The nitrogen moieties associated with the biopolymers within the composite are chlorinated to yield halamine compounds. Bacterial spores are localized on the surfaces of these chlorinated Coscinodiscus granii frustules, and then the release of oxidizing halogens from their surfaces is capable of killing bacteria and inactivating the spores.