Ru(II) Complex Grafted Ti₃C₂T_x MXene Nano Sheet with Photothermal/Photodynamic Synergistic Antibacterial Activity.

ABSTRACT: For a long time, the emergence of microbial drug resistance due to the abuse of antibiotics has greatly reduced the therapeutic effect of many existing antibiotics. This makes the development of new antimicrobial materials urgent. Light-assisted antimicrobial therapy is an alternative to antibiotic therapy due to its high antimicrobial efficiency and non-resistance. Here, we develop a nanocomposite material (Ru@MXene) which is based on Ru(bpy)(dcb)²⁺ connected to MXene nanosheets by ester bonding as a photothermal/photodynamic synergistic antibacterial material. The obtained Ru@MXene nanocomposites exhibit a strengthened antimicrobial capacity compared to Ru or MXene alone, which can be attributed to the higher reactive oxygen species (ROS) yield and the thermal effect. Once exp

SUBMITTER: Liu X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10051588 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature