The Unique Antimicrobial Effects of Trimolybdate Nanowires

Abstract:

Trimolybdate nanowires are good candidates for antibacterial applications. We performed systematic experiments to show the antibacterial effects of these nanowires, in particular, K2Mo3O10•3H2O nanowires and Ag-doped trimolybdate nanowires Ag2-x(NH4)xMo3O10•3H2O. A unique phenomenon was observed in the experiments using K2Mo3O10•3H2O nanowires as the antibacterial agent, which made the Cuyitococcus Neofonmans cells grow larger but inhibited their ability in reproduction. The Ag-doped nanowires could sufficiently eliminate the growth of E. coli, Staphylococcus aureus, Candida albicans and Aspergillus niger. We also demonstrated that by using this contact mechanism, certain bacteria could be used as onsite micro-sensors for detecting the occurrence of Ag-doped nanowires diffused through porous media.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volume 647)
• Pages: 203-209
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.647.203
• Online since: January 2013
• Authors: Yu Jie Jiang, Jian Gang, Jiong Wei Xue, Jian Wen Ye, Jie Tang, Sheng Yong Xu
• Keywords: Antibacterial, Bacterial Sensor, Diffusion of Nanowires, Silver-Doping, Trimolybdate Nanowire

References

[1] S.Y. Liau, D.C. Read, W.J. Pugh, J.R. Furr and A.D. Russell: Letters in Applied Microbiology Vol. 25 (1997), p.279.

[2] K.B. Holt and A.J. Bard: Biochemistry Vol. 44 (2005), p.13214.

[3] Q. L. Feng, J. Wu, G. Q. Chen, F. Z. Cui, T. N. Kim and J. O. Kim: J Biomed Mater Res. Vol. 44 (2000), p.662.

[4] Y. Matsumura, K. Yoshikata, S. Kunisaki and T. Tsuchido: Applied and Environmental Microbiology Vol. 69 (2003), p.4278.

[5] N. Silvestry-Rodriguez, E.E. Sicairos-Ruelas, C.P. Gerba and K.R. Bright: Rev Environ Contam Toxicol Vol. 191 (2007), p.23.

[6] J.R. Morones, J.L. Elechiguerra, A. Camacho, K. Holt, J. B Kouri and M. J. Yacaman: Nanotechnology Vol. 16 (2005), p.2346.

DOI: 10.1088/0957-4484/16/10/059

[7] H. Zhang and G. Chen: Environmental Science & Technology Vol. 43 (2009), p.2905.

[8] A.R. Shahverdi, A. Fakhimi, H.R. Shahverdi and S. Minaian: Nanomedicine: Nanotechnology, Biology, and Medicine Vol. 3 (2007), p.168.

DOI: 10.1016/j.nano.2007.02.001

[9] C. Lok, C. Ho, R. Chen, Q. He, W. Yu, H. Sun, P. Tam, J. Chiu and C. Che: Journal of Proteome Research Vol. 5 (2006), p.916.

[10] I. Sondi and B. Salopek-Sondi: Silver nanoparticles as antimicrobial agent: a case study on E. coli as a model for Gram-negative bacteria, Vol. 275 (2004), p.177.

DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2004.02.012

[11] J.W. Xue, J.W. Ye, Y.J. Jiang, M. Chen, H.Y. Pan, W. Wang, J. Tang, and S.Y. Xu: International Scholarly Research Network Nanotechnology, Vol. 2012, Article ID 539601, doi: 10. 5402/2012/539601.

[12] J.W. Xue, Y.J. Jiang, J. Gang, M. Chen, J.W. Ye, H.Y. Pan, and S.Y. Xu: Vol. 12 (2012), p.7044.

[13] P.K. Stoimenov, R.L. Klinger, G.L. Marchin and K.J. Klabunde: Langmuir Vol. 18 (2002), p.6679.

[14] S.V. Kyriacou, W.J. Brownlow and X.N. Xu: Biochemistry Vol. 43 (2004), p.140.

[15] M. Rai, A. Yadav and A. Gade: Biotechnology Advances Vol. 27 (2009), p.76.

[16] J. Thiel, L. Pakstis, S. Buzby, M. Raffi, C. Ni, D.J. Pochan and S.I. Shah: Small Vol. 5 (2007), p.3799.

DOI: 10.1002/smll.200600481

[17] K. Donaldson, R. Aitken, L. Tran, V. Stone, R. Duffin, G. Forrest and A. Alexander: Toxicological Sciences Vol. 92 (2006), p.5.

[18] C.A. Poland, R. Duffin, I. Kinloch, A. Maynard, W.A.H. Wallace, A. Seaton, V. Stone, S. Brown, W. Macnee and K. Donaldson: Nature Nanotechnology Vol. 3 (2008), p.423.

DOI: 10.1038/nnano.2008.111

[19] H. Nagai and S. Toyokuni: Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics Vol. 502 (2010), p.1.

[20] J. Palomäki, P. Karisola, L. Pylkkänen, K. Savolainen and H. Alenius: Toxicology Vol. 267 (2010), p.125.

DOI: 10.1016/j.tox.2009.10.034

[21] L. Wang, X. Kan, M. Zhang, C. Zhu and L. Wang: Analyst Vol. 127 (2002), p.1531.

[22] B.L. Simons, G. Wang, R. Shen and M.A. Knepper: Rapid Communications In Mass Spectrometry Vol. 20 (2006), p.2463.

[23] X. Li, W. Cai, L. Colombo and R.S. Ruoff: Nano Letters Vol. 9 (2009), p.4268.

[24] S.K. Gogoi, P. Gopinath, A. Paul, A. Ramesh, S.S. Ghosh and A. Chattopadhyay: Langmuir Vol. 22 (2006), p.9322.