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Cover Feature: Ultrasmall Gold Nanocluster Based Antibacterial Nanoaggregates for Infectious Wound Healing (ChemNanoMat 9/2019)
Author(s) -
Ravindran Girija Aswathy,
Balasubramanian Sivakumar,
Bright Richard,
Cowin Allison J.,
Goswami Nirmal,
Vasilev Krasimir
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
chemnanomat
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.947
H-Index - 32
ISSN - 2199-692X
DOI - 10.1002/cnma.201900453
Subject(s) - nanoclusters , staphylococcus aureus , antimicrobial , antibacterial activity , gram , escherichia coli , chemistry , microbiology and biotechnology , chitosan , wound healing , bacteria , nanotechnology , materials science , biology , biochemistry , immunology , gene , genetics
New antimicrobial nanoaggregates containing ultra‐small gold nanoclusters and chitosan have been synthesized by an electrostatic self‐assembly approach. The resulting nanoaggregates show enhanced antibacterial activity against both Gram‐negative Escherichia coli and Gram‐positive Staphylococcus aureus bacterial strains compared to individual components. Furthermore, the nanoaggregates also facilitate rapid wound healing without exhibiting any cytotoxic effects in mammalian cells. More information can be found in the Full Paper by Nirmal Goswami, Krasimir Vasilev et al. on page 1176 in Issue 9, 2019 (DOI: 10.1002/cnma.201900366).