Open AccessHybrid nanostructurated material for biomedical applications
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
biointerface research in applied chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.216
H-Index - 11
ISSN - 2069-5837
DOI - 10.33263/briac12.064071
Subject(s) - antimicrobial , nanomaterials , materials science , biomaterial , antibacterial activity , biofilm , hybrid material , in vitro , shell (structure) , adsorption , nanotechnology , chemical engineering , chemistry , bacteria , composite material , organic chemistry , biology , biochemistry , engineering , genetics
The purpose of this study was to assess the antibacterial activity of a novel hybridorganic-inorganic nanostructurated material based on Fe3O4/PEG600/Citrus maximaessential oil. The core/shell material was synthesized by reacting PEG600 with Fe3O4nanoparticles, under microwave condition. The core/shell was modified by adsorbtionof C. maxima essential oil as an extra-shell. The nanostructurated material wascharacterized by HR-TEM and FT-IR. The hybrid nanomaterial was screened for theirin vitro antimicrobial activity against Gram – positive and Gram–negative bacterialstrains. The in vitro assay of the influence of the magnetic biomaterial on bacterialadherence to cellular and acellular substrata and biofilm development demonstratedthat novel hybrid nanostructurated materials could be used for the development ofnovel antimicrobial materials with anti-adherent properties