Synergistic Antiviral Effects of Metal Oxides and Carbon Nanotubes.

ABSTRACT: In this research, the synergistic antiviral effects of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and metal oxides (MO) in the form of novel hybrid structures (MO-CNTs) are presented. Raw CNTs, Ni(OH)₂, Fe₂O₃ and MnO₂, as well as Ni(OH)₂-CNT, Fe₂O₃-CNT and MnO₂-CNT were explored in this study against Escherichia. coli MS2 bacteriophage, which was used as a virus surrogate. The nano particles were synthesized and characterized using field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM), energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), particle size analysis, Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and X-ray diffraction (XRD). Kinetic parameters such as the LD₅₀ (let

SUBMITTER: Gupta I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9569974 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature