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Polyelectrolyte‐Silver Nanostructures: Conjugated Polyelectrolyte–Silver Nanostructure Pair for Detection and Killing of Bacteria (Adv. Mater. Technol. 7/2017)
Author(s) -
Wang Xiaoyu,
Cui Qianling,
Yao Chuang,
Li Shengliang,
Zhang Pengbo,
Sun Han,
Lv Fengting,
Liu Libing,
Li Lidong,
Wang Shu
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
advanced materials technologies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.184
H-Index - 42
ISSN - 2365-709X
DOI - 10.1002/admt.201770034
Subject(s) - polyelectrolyte , nanostructure , nanotechnology , conjugated system , bacteria , materials science , fluorescence , chemistry , biophysics , biology , polymer , physics , organic chemistry , optics , genetics
In article number 1700033 , Lidong Li, Shu Wang, and co‐workers successfully develop a multifunctional bioassay platform based on conjugated polyelectrolytes (CPs)–silver nanostructure pair for bacterial detection and killing. The CPs capture E. coli on the surface of the platform and produce a fluorescent signal in response to bacterial binding. This signal permits efficient bacterial detection. The system shows enhanced antimicrobial activity suggesting great promise for biodefense application.