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  • Title: WO3 Nanowire-Attached Reduced Graphene Oxide-Based 1D-2D Heterostructures for Near-Infrared Light-Driven Synergistic Photocatalytic and Photothermal Inactivation of Multidrug-Resistant Superbugs.
    Author: Pramanik A, Dhar JA, Banerjee R, Davis M, Gates K, Nie J, Davis D, Han FX, Ray PC.
    Journal: ACS Appl Bio Mater; 2023 Feb 20; 6(2):919-931. PubMed ID: 36746648.
    Abstract:
    The rapid emergence of superbugs which are resistant to existing antibiotics is becoming a huge global threat to public health, which demands the discovery of next-generation antibacterial agents for combating superbugs. Herein, we report the design of a two-dimensional (2D) reduced graphene oxide (r-GO) and one-dimensional (1D) WO3 nanowire-based photothermal-photocatalytic heterostructure for combating multiantibiotic-resistant Salmonella DT104, carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae Escherichia coli, and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus superbugs. In the presence of near-infrared (NIR) light, due to the generation of electrons and holes, the WO3-based heterostructure generates reactive oxygen species by photocatalytic reaction from water and oxygen, which kills superbugs. To enhance the photocatalytic superbug killing efficiency, r-GO has been used for suppressing the recombination of the photoinduced electron-hole pairs. Reported data show that NIR light-driven synergistic photocatalytic-photothermal processes can be used for 100% degradation of methylene blue using a heterostructure-based catalyst, and the photodegradation rate for the heterostructure is much better than the literature data for different types of WO3/GO-based nanocomposites. Experimentally, time-dependent antibacterial efficiency data reveals that the heterostructure can destroy 100% superbugs within 30 min of light exposure via a synergistic photothermal and photocatalytic mechanism, whereas the WO3 nanowire can kill around 35% superbugs only via photocatalytic action only and r-GO can kill 25% superbugs via photothermal action even after 30 min of exposure to light. Systematic time-dependent microscopy and spectroscopy studies reveal that the excellent antisuperbug activities for heterostructures are due to membrane damage, ATP, and DNA/RNA breakage. For possible real-life applications, sun light-based superbug inactivation shows 100% inactivation possible within 250 min of light exposure using 12 mg/mL heterostructures. The reported sun light-driven killing of superbugs provides a simple and versatile platform to combat drug-resistant superbugs.
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