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  • Title: Single-walled carbon nanotubes exhibit strong antimicrobial activity.
    Author: Kang S, Pinault M, Pfefferle LD, Elimelech M.
    Journal: Langmuir; 2007 Aug 14; 23(17):8670-3. PubMed ID: 17658863.
    Abstract:
    We provide the first direct evidence that highly purified single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) exhibit strong antimicrobial activity. By using a pristine SWNT with a narrow diameter distribution, we demonstrate that cell membrane damage resulting from direct contact with SWNT aggregates is the likely mechanism leading to bacterial cell death. This finding may be useful in the application of SWNTs as building blocks for antimicrobial materials.
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